Kenai Peninsula Borough School District – Kenai, AK
The district wants to improve the lockdown procedure while putting together a better communication system to inform parents as soon as possible. The district came across ALICE, a new procedure that includes school training from local law enforcement. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate. Jones and four other KPBSD administrators attended a two-day course in Anchorage on “Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools” Aug. 4 and 5 put on by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Along with disaster preparedness, the course included “Active Shooter Situations.” Read more
