Craven County Schools is implementing new ALICE Training Institute safety training protocols. The district wide staff training will be held at 21 school campuses and Central Office on February 18, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This is a designated teacher work day when students will not be in school.
This training is designed to teach proactive option-based strategies to increase survivability in a violent critical incident. The ALICE strategies empower individuals to participate in their own survival in the gap between when a violent situation begins and when law enforcement arrives. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate and is a valuable strategy for everyone: law enforcement, schools, universities, hospitals, businesses, and places of worship.
In January each school designated a site trainer to complete a 2-day ALICE Certification Instructor course to provide the individual with certification in ALICE proactive strategies and allow them the opportunity to bring those same strategies back to their school. The certified site trainers will be conducting the upcoming district wide training on February 18th.
ALICE is aligned with recommendations from Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Education, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and many State government agencies.
About ALICE Training Institute:
ALICE training is the original options-based response program that is designed to replace an inadequate lockdown-only response plan. ALICE addresses the fallacies of a one-size-fits-all response plan by explaining the truths and realities of Violent Critical Incidents. The reality is that extremely tragic outcomes in these events can be mitigated. They are very much survivable. Through training and empowerment, citizens can apply the ALICE proactive strategies and improve chances of survival in any environment where they may find themselves confronted by an active shooter or violent intruder. ALICE strategies are now also mirrored and recommended by many Federal and State official guidelines. For More Information about ALICE Training Institute Contact us via email or visit the website at AliceTraining.com.
Submitted by: Jennifer Wagner, Director of Public Relations, Craven County Schools