ALICE Training News

San Diego Community College District- San Diego, CA “There’s certainly more awareness and more urgency for this type of training,” says Jack Beresford, communications director at the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) in California. SDCCD carried out a hybrid exercise for the first time in January that integrated active shooter training for law enforcement [...]

Pratt High School- Pratt, KS A parent’s worst nightmare may be violence at their child’s school — and there have been enough instances of that occurring around the country that it’s not an unrealistic fear. A threat of future violence was left in a bathroom at Pratt High School last fall. Nothing materialized, either because [...]

Teays Valley High School- Ashville, OH The active shooter drill, led by Pickaway County Sheriff’s Deputy Dale Thomas, was meant to prepare teachers and staff in the event of a real school shooting. “We want the hair on the back of their necks to stand up,” Thomas said. “The staff have all had ALICE training, [...]

Montgomery, AL- All of the first responders from each of the communities along with the sheriff’s and EMA offices will train together as a group. Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate Training was established to offer effective ways in which to handle an active shooter situation. The training will consist of two days and be held [...]

Frank Layden Elementary School- Frontenac,KS As the number of school shootings and intruder incidents on schools and elsewhere have increased nationwide in recent years, so have the ways law enforcement officials are encouraging potential victims to respond. Law enforcement officials have been on the campus of Frank Layden Elementary School campus this week visiting with [...]

Monson Police Department- Monson, MA Monson police believe preparation is key in responding to situations where lives are at stake.That's why the department provides free training to townspeople who want to learn life saving strategies. Administrators, teachers, and students in the Monson school system are all trained to try and increase the survivability of an active [...]

Monmouth, IL- During Monday night's City Council meeting Monmouth Chief of Police Bill Feithen discussed details on the upcoming phase of the police department's ALICE program. "Initial ALICE training began some time ago with the teachers. We have been working with administration to lay out the direction we were going," Feithen said. "We have been [...]

Morris County School of Technology- Denville, NJ All too often, there is news about a school shooting. The problem is that it can take up to about nine minutes for help to arrive and during that time, many can be injured or killed. Parent feedback was very positive," stated Lynne Jackson, MCST’s principal. The students [...]

Cal Lutheran University- Thousand Oaks, CA Due to the number of shootings recently, many have begun to question whether lockdown is the safest option for students. Keep in mind that a loockdown is only one option. Another option is called ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuation). ALICE is a training program that enables a person's [...]

Hannibal Schools -Hannibal , MO Local teachers in Hannibal are learning how to protect your child from a potential school shooter. Teachers and administrators were put through several different scenarios Wednesday afternoon as part of ALICE training done by Hannibal Police. ALICE stands for alert, lock down, inform, counter and evacuate. It's aimed at making [...]

Mitchell County Courthouse & Osage School District- Osage, IA In the past two weeks, both Mitchell County Courthouse and Osage School District employees have participated in ALICE training, in an effort to give their employees additional education on how to respond in an emergency situation. ALICE stands for Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate, and the [...]

Illinois Schools- IL Lockdown drills soon will be part of the School Safety Plan in Illinois schools. Roanoke-Benson Superintendent Rohn Peterson said staff and students will be trained this fall about how to deal with a school shooting. “Fire, tornado and earthquake drills — we have those down,” Peterson said. “Dealing with a shooter is [...]

Roxbury Police Department- Ledgewood, NJ Another precautionary method Roxbury police and schools will collaborate on is a planned ALICE training in March. The training program – which stands for Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate – will offer school faculty and police officers methods for how to survive an active shooter scenario in the crucial minutes [...]

Leominster High School, Leominster, MA- The two-day seminar will certify 20 members of the Leominster High School's staff as well as representatives from other schools within the district on the ALICE Training's security protocol. While comparing ALICE to current methods of handling emergency situations, Frances Drake Elementary School Principal Andres Vera said, "The main difference [...]

Southmont Schools- Crawfordsville, IN On Jan. 20, Southmont Schools began teacher/staff training, at the high school level, on the A.L.I.C.E. system for handling a violent intruder situation. A.L.I.C.E. stands for ALERT – LOCKDOWN – INFORM – COUNTER – EVACUATE. Southmont has designated the month of January as ‘teacher/staff A.L.I.C.E. training month’ and the month of [...]

Mauston, WI- Mauston Mayor Brian McGuire praised new Mauston Police Chief Michael Zilisch for leading this year’s A.L.I.C.E. (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training for all personnel at the Mauston School District on Friday, Jan. 22. Zilisch also received help from officers at the New Lisbon PD and deputies from the Juneau County Sheriff’s Department. [...]

Clarke School- Swampscott, MA The areas of curriculum, safety and community outreach resonated in the presentations of all five principals who brought their plans for improvement before the School Committee last week.Hadley School Principal Stacy Phelan said Hadley’s goal is “to provide a safe, nurturing learning environment emphasizing the importance of overall social, emotional and [...]

Elizabethtown College- Elizabethtown, PA There have been zero deaths due to fire in schools for the past fifty years. Why? Because students are prepared. They practice fire drills so they know exactly what to do in the event of an actual fire. The same concept applies to active shooter situations, which are sadly becoming a [...]

Southwestern Oregon Community College- Coos Bay, OR Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering an Active Shooter Training Course called ALICE to be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. March 22 and 23. You will be given ALICE concepts, physical drills and effective training. Read more

Quaker Valley High School- Pittsburgh, PA Aaron Vanatta is a school resource officer at Quaker Valley High School and ALICE adjunct trainer was recently interviewed! He said a school resource officer and security guard are not one in the same.As school resource officers, school police officers, we don’t get involved in discipline. We try to [...]