ALICE Training – A Civilian Response to an Active Threat!
ALICE (Alert, Lockdown,
Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training prepares individuals to handle the
threat of an Active Shooter. ALICE teaches individuals to participate in their
own survival, while leading others to safety. Though no one can guarantee
success in this type of situation, this new set of skills will greatly increase
the odds of survival should anyone face this form of disaster.
If a school district fails its duty to
protect students from injury and an appropriate standard of care was not
used, the district can be found negligent. The standard of care is not a
statute or regulation that can be pointed to and expounded upon. The
standard of care is a concept that is argued in courtrooms requiring
school districts to answer questions like:
1.
Did you comply with federal & state
recommendations?