ALICE Training News

Gilman School- Baltimore, MD Once the “intruder,” Deputy Nick Schuld, Taylor County SWAT team, gained access into the building firing several blank shots into the office area, the school initiated ALICE procedures. Those in the building were asked to evacuate the school and call 911. “You just got to act on what you’re thinking – sometimes [...]

Southland School District- Adams, MN Parents in the Southland School District Monday learned the new way schools are being taught to deal with active shooter situations. Amanda Kellogg, a mother of five, along with other parents came out to Southland High School in Adams to hear what their children are being told to do during [...]

Estherville Police Department- Estherville, IA The Estherville Police Department has completed its first stage of ALICE Training with the Estherville Lincoln Central School District. ALICE training is a relatively new model of teaching people how they could and should react if they are ever involved in an active shooter situation.

Caledonia Schools- Caledonia, WI One local high school is learning how to better prepare for a shooting. Around 60 Caledonia students ranging from fifth to 12th grades participated in a mock shooting drill at the high school Saturday. It's goal was to provide students, staff, and law enforcement personnel a first-hand account of what they [...]

Medina High School- Medina, OH A parent allegedly pulled a gun on another parent while arguing over a parking spot at Medina High School as students were released Friday for the weekend, according to the school district. The school had undergone ALICE training earlier in the day, which is short for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, [...]

North Andover Schools- North Andover, MA The School Committee has voted to approve A.L.I.C.E. training – which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate – in order to teach best practices in the event of the unimaginable. “I don’t think you have to support this, but I was just going to ask if the School [...]

Manchester Local School District- Curriculum Director Rachel Schutte presented the third year of the Three Year Plan, which is a report on continuous goal setting and goal checking, she said. “We continue to work on the buildings and most of the work is done in house,” said Schutte. “Safety is a huge concern, and in [...]

Oklahoma State University- Stillwater, OK The ALICE training, an acronym that stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate, is an active shooter response program that educates people on handling situations involving gunmen. Before the department offered training regarding gunmen on campus through the ALICE program, no instruction outside of an emergency notification guide was available [...]

Plum Borough School District- Plum, PA  The Plum Borough School District is moving forward this spring with active shooter training for its staff, which the Safe & Supportive Schools Committee pushed to have offered before the end of the school year. “Our goal is to train all full-time employees by the start of the '16-'17 school [...]

Roxbury Chamber of Commerce- Roxbury Twp, NJ “It takes us (the police) three minutes to respond, on average,” he said. “In Sandy Hook (Conn.), it took police five minutes to get there. I was a part of planning our lock down program in the schools. We also just ran a course on ALICE Training here [...]

Newport, AR The group with the northeast region of the Arkansas Department of Health learned the A.L.I.C.E. technique while at a meeting at Arkansas State University Newport. “We pray that this never happens in one of our local health units or in any of our communities in our state,” Bill Farris, a regional director for [...]

Oskaloosa Schools- Oskaloosa, IA The training has been in place for over a year now and has been widely accepted by the staff. Not only does it give them the options that they heed to keep themselves and their students safe, it just makes common sense. This school district is hoping that something like Columbine, [...]

Hardy School- MA ALICE training drills took place this morning at Hardy school in MA with the help of Arlington Police and Fire Department. Officials were on site for 2 hours, and students were prepared. Read more

Needham Schools- Needham, MA- Parents gathered Feb. 24 at Broadmeadow Elementary School to discuss new safety protocol ALICE. Currently being introduced to Needham schools, the protocol is intended to replace Needham’s current lockdown protocol.Superintendant Dan Gutekanst, Pollard Middle School Principal Tamatha Bibbo and Needham Police Chief John Schlittler joined Campbell in leading the discussion. According [...]

Manchester Township School District- NJ Manchester Township School District parents are invited to an ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) presentation on March 8 at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium.James Sharkey from the Manchester Police Department will be presenting along with Superintendent David Trethaway and Director of Student & Administrative Services Alex George.

Owens Community College- Perrysburg, OH Events like these naturally terrify us, so it helps to have a game plan– some countermeasures, even. That’s exactly what Larry Cser, Public Safety manager, has set out to do. On Feb. 22, Cser held a seminar in Heritage Hall, where he laid out the game plan in case of [...]

Newton, IA- The gunman’s screaming was the first thing we heard, followed by the sound of shots fired. We were in a staff meeting in a conference room and knew we had to act quickly. Shutting the door and crawling underneath the table seemed the most logical strategy, but he found us. All but two [...]

Jonesboro, AR- The Jonesboro Citizen Police Academy learned about ALICE Saturday morning as a part of their training. ALICE is an acronym to help people in an active shooter situation. It stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate. Sergeant Cassie Brandon with the Jonesboro Police Department said this information is being taught all over [...]

Henry County Employees- Cambridge, IL Henry County Detective Joe Bedford asks, “What happens if you walk into the courthouse on a normal day paying taxes and the bell rings, shooter comes in there?” It’s a question area police have already answered. “We don’t train anymore in law enforcement, if this happens. It’s when this happens,” [...]