ALICE Drill

Talk about a community effort!  This week's ALICE training and drill was a complete success in regards to training and implementation.  A huge thanks to our School Resource Officer Corey Santasky, Superintendent John Doherty and Assistant Superintendent Mary DeLai, the district Safety Committee, and school committee representatives James Henerberry and Christian Huizenga, who all worked closely with us to put this new safety plan in place.

While it is not a topic that we like to think about much less practice for, the process itself resulted in a greater sense of control and empowerment among students and staff.

I have been asked whether we would do a drill like this unannounced.  The answer is no.  I would never want students and staff to be put in a position where they feel out of control or frightened just for practice.

Thank you for working with us to communicate with our students about safety!