Traditional Lockdowns vs. Multi-Option Responses: Implementing the Right Strategy for Active Shooter Incidents
An active shooter incident at school is not something anyone wants to consider. But for administrators and educators, the topic is unfortunately unavoidable, making it critical to establish response protocols. For school staff, understanding and correctly executing an...
Situational Awareness: A Critical Factor of Multi-Option Threat Response Training
Situational awareness—being fully cognizant of your surroundings, the people in it, and your situation—is a vital factor for preventing and responding to an immediate threat to the school. The School Resource Officers (SRO) in your district are likely trained in the...
The Importance of a Trauma-Informed Approach to Safety Training in Schools
There’s nothing more important than creating a safe and healthy learning environment in schools, and that includes ensuring students, educators, and staff are prepared to handle potential active shooter threats. While a lockdown-only approach has been the go-to...
For Students, the Benefits of ALICE Training® Extend Beyond the Classroom
The possibility of an active shooter event is unthinkable, and establishing a game plan for such a scenario can be a difficult subject to discuss. But as unpleasant as it might be to consider, the alternative could be far worse. In response to a growing need for...
Lessons Learned: 4 Critical Best Practices on Reunification After Recent Events
With only a few weeks into the 2021 school year, we have already witnessed numerous critical events at schools, some of them resulting in tragic outcomes. These unfortunate events have brought to light the need for schools to revisit how they respond to these...
The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in the Future Workforce
The world is changing rapidly and how work gets done is evolving. While we have witnessed this evolution over time, the critical nature of emotional intelligence became front and center during the pandemic. To begin developing this essential quality in the future...
Which States Are Required to Offer Suicide Prevention Training in Schools?
While administrators’ and educators’ primary jobs are to teach and guide students, it’s just as important to address mental health struggles and help students form positive self-identities. Suicide and suicidal ideation are on the rise among K-12 students and...
Mitigating the Risk of Harm to Self and Others on Both Sides of Bullying
Bullying can take many forms—physical, verbal, emotional, and cyber—and has lasting effects on anyone involved. While much of the focus of bullying lands on the victim, and rightly so, it’s also important to consider the person responsible for the behavior: the bully....