ALICE Training News

Chillicothe Schools- Chillicothe, MO Chillicothe R-2’s school bus drivers, along with bus drivers from area schools as well as local and area law enforcement officials, attended an active shooter training program for school bus drivers Monday morning.Chillicothe R-2 Assistant Superintendent James Ruse, who also serves as the district’s transportation director, said that a good climate [...]

Kenaunee School District- Kenaunee, WI Kewaunee School District is in the midst of taking the necessary steps to address concerns of shooting incidents at its buildings. Staff members are undergoing ALICE Training, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate in response to school shootings that have happened in recent years. The switch in [...]

City College- New York, NY How prepared is City College in such situation? According to the City College website, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Emergency Preparedness Department has developed a campus emergency response team that works in conjunction with district police to act as first responders to emergencies. Active shooter response program training is [...]

Medford Police, MA- Medford Police Chief Leo A. Sacco Jr. said during a School Committee meeting earlier this month that two police officers were scheduled to attend a training program on the protocol, called ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate).

Kansas Community Unit School District- Kansas, IL During his principal’s report, Mike Lowrey informed the Kansas Community Unit School District No. 3 Board of Education that he had completed a two-day ALICE training, and he introduced the principles to the faculty on Feb. 12 during the teacher in-service day.“Federal mandate now is you have to [...]

Columbia Public Schools- Columbia, MO Columbia Public Schools is continuing to heighten security in schools and other district facilities, Safety and Security Director John White told the Columbia School Board on Thursday. Alert Lockdown Inform Counter and Evacuate (ALICE) is a required active shooter training taught in every building each year. The procedures are building-specific, [...]

Sutton High School- Sutton, MA The Sutton Police Department is currently conducting ALICE training throughout the school district. For Professional Development day on Friday, Feb. 12 the faculty and staff of Sutton High School received training from the town’s school resource officer, as well as other officers. Read more

Mercer County Sheriff- Hermitage, PA Mercer County Sheriff Gary A. Hartman will deliver his “Active Shooter Awareness” session. Hartman, Mercer County sheriff for four years, is an active shooter awareness instructor certified through National Tactical Officers Association and A.L.I.C.E. The session will focus on how to deal with an active shooter situation in a public [...]

Olentangy School District- Franklin County, OH- More safety training is on the way for Olentangy Local Schools staff, an administrator said recently. An ALICE training refresher course for current staff and substitute teachers will be available in the future, said human resources supervisor Jennifer Iceman at the school board meeting on Feb. 11. Also on tap [...]

Cape Coral Police Department- Cape Coral, FL Any other day of the year, the Cape Coral Police Department is just that -- a police department. But on Tuesday, it was the scene of a staged crime. ALICE instructors say even police miss their intended target 70 percent of the time in a dynamic, high-stress event. [...]

Amherst Regional Middle School- Amherst, MA “A better solution than that is evacuating. Getting away from potential threats. And when all else fails, to have to counter and swarm or do something to have to protect yourself,” said David Knightly of the Amherst Police Department. On Wednesday, the Amherst Police Teamed up with the ALICE [...]

New Lexington School District- New Lexington, OH Planning for the unthinkable is now part of the curriculum for the 21st century classroom. The New Lexington School District has taken steps in the past to train students and teachers in what to do in case of an active shooter situation in one of the school buildings. [...]

University of Toledo- Toledo, OH A big focus for the department is training, more specifically active shooter training. Officers went through hours last year and this year exercises involve staff, students and the public to ensure everyone is ready just in case. “We're a big believer in training. And the UT community seems like that [...]

Randolph Board of Education- Randolph, NJ Interim Randolph Schools Superintendent Jennifer Fano updated the board on the Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate (ALICE) training the high school received this week. Randolph Police Chief David Stokoe and Randolph High School Principal Deborah Ioso attended the training in the summer and took the initiative to bring it [...]

Spooner Area School District- Spooner, WI SASD updating its emergency planning to include ALICE training for all staff and students, keeping safety as a top priority. Read more

Jonesboro Public Schools- Jonesboro, AR Jonesboro Public Schools is working to make sure teachers have the right tools to deal with an active shooter. Teachers at the Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School went through the ALICE training Friday. JPS Safety and Security Director Steve Whitehouse taught the class and said lessons like this are [...]

South Umpqua School District- Tri-City, OR In response to recent school shootings like the ones at Umpqua Community College and Sandy Hook, the South Umpqua School District is implementing a new lockdown procedure called A-L-I-C-E. n order to implement this procedure, district Superintendent Jim Howard says every employee – from bus drivers to administrators – [...]

Indian Hills Community College- Centerville, IA The Indian Hills Community College Centerville campus will the site of Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate training on Monday, Feb. 22 from 12:20 to 4:45 p.m. in building 15/16. Every employee at the Centerville campus is expected to take part in the ALICE training. IHCC Centerville Dean Joe [...]

South Montgomery Schools- Crawfordsville, IN The ALICE student training can be summed up by something Griffith and the students all agree upon: It’s better to be safe than sorry. “If they’re not safe,” Griffith said, “they’re not going to learn. And our whole purpose is to educate these children, and if we aren’t able to [...]

Linden High School- Fenton, MI Argentine Township Detective Doug Fulton told Fenton School District administrators that a simple tip from a student to a school resource officer probably prevented a school shooting at Linden High School in November.Detective/Trooper Andy Knapp described the ALICE Training System, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate and is [...]