Rocky River City School District- Rocky River, OH

“If we have a serious event in our schools, we have procedures in place to do our best,” Superintendent Michael Shoaf stated. “We believe we are trained for an actual event, but we hope we don’t have to use it.” He complimented technology director Dianna Foley on overseeing the planning, which Shoaf said was praised by the Department of Homeland Security. “We’re working with the fire and police departments closely,” Shoaf added. He said teachers have been trained by Rocky River High School Student Resource Officer Mike Bernhardt and SWAT Team members on ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) safety procedures appropriate to each grade level. Read more