Joe Hendry of the ALiCE Training Institute, center, talks with Superintendent Brian Garverick and Lt. Randy Carver of the Mansfield Police Department before the start of Wednesday’s training. Five Mansfield City Schools staff members are among 37 people – educators, police officers and business representatives – participating in training to respond to active shooter situations.
Two days of
ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) Instructor Certification
Training began Wednesday morning in the Mansfield Senior High auditorium.
Joe Hendry of the ALiCE Training Institute in Medina is the instructor.
District
participants include Sherman Principal Michael Brennan, Prospect Principal
Jason Douglas and teachers Dawn Williams, Carrie Jeffery and Allison Brockway.
Superintendent
Brian Garverick welcomed the participants from other school districts, police
departments and businesses.
“It is a sad state of affairs that we have to have training sessions like this to keep our institutions and children safe. We will do anything we have to do to keep our students safe,” Garverick said.
Lt. Randy
Carver of the Mansfield Police Department is serving as host for the two-day
program.
“Thank you for signing up and taking the initiative to learn ALICE training which you can take back to your districts or businesses,” Carver said.
Hendry, a
retired 27-year member of the Kent State University Police Department, said the
training will focus on human actions, building infrastructure and communication
options during active shooter situations.
“We will talk about things that apply to you in real life,” Hendry said.
Over the
course of the two days, participants will learn:
-- The history
of active shooter events in America
-- How the
traditional lockdown-only strategy became a standard response.
-- Lessons
learned from previous active shooter events.
-- Research and
documents which support proactive, options-based strategies and training for
civilians.
-- Strategies
of Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate.