Information Release regarding ALICE

Far too often we become aware of the tragic events involving individuals who target schools and the people in them. For many years the general practice for responding to intruders in schools has been to go into “lockdown,” asking school personnel and students to hide and shelter in place. Recent “active shooter” events across the country have demonstrated just how ineffective this response has been, and we are acting to prepare the adults in our schools to respond in ways that provide the highest likelihood of survival.

The schools of WRVSU will be engaging in training for all employees who may be in our schools when students are present. The provider that has been chosen for this training is ALICE, a nationally-recognized organization dedicated to active shooter responses. This training involves a video e-Learning series, followed by a facilitated discussion led by Charlie Watson, WRVSU’s certified ALICE trainer. Mandatory trainings will be held in each school, for all employees. There is no intention of any live-action, simulated situations for any school. We do not intend to involve students in the training, because this is an emergency response training much like a fire drill, and responses will be led by trained teachers and other adults.