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A.L..C.E.

■	In Sylvania Schools, safety is a priority

■	Increase the safety of our children

■	Case studies help us prepare for critical events such as active shooter events

■	If we know what we are going to do when we are faced with a threat, we dramacally reduce our decision making time and take action

■	Moments can make a difference

Response	Options

We	cannot		make	a		violent encounter	perfect,	but	we	can make		it	better	than		it	could have	been

A.L..C.E.

– Alert!, Get the word out!

– Lockdown, Good starting point, allows aggressive use of current technology and procedures to:

–		nform, communication keeps the shooter off balance, and knowledge empowers occupants to increase survivability.

– Counter, apply skills to distract, confuse, and gain control

– Evacuate, to reduce the number of potential targets for the shooter, and reduce the chances of victims resulting from friendly fire when help arrives

Response	Options

■ 	How	school	safety	has	evolved: Traditional	Police	Response:
▪Contain	and	wait

▪SWAT/SRT (Hostage/Barricade)

Response	Options

■ 	Columbine	–	April	20th,	1999

▪ 14	students	and	1	teacher	killed

▪ 23	others	wounded

▪ Two	(2)	students	went	on		hour	long rampage	 planning	to	kill	500 students		and	blow	 up	the	school

▪ Police	provided	a	“traditional”
response

Response	Options

■	Post	Columbine	Respons	e	
	Police	Response		
	▪Active	Shooter/Quad

▪Push	to	contact

▪Neutralize	the	threat	Training	
School	Response

▪Lockdown	Procedures

Response	Options

■ 	Current	Best	Practices

Police	Response

▪Solo	Engagement	Training

▪Push	to	contact

▪Neutralize	the	threat

School	Response

▪ALICE	Training	to	empower	or staff	and	students

Whitmer
High School

SYLVANIA SOUTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

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Creates	Zones	of	Varying	Degrees
of	Danger

 INTELLIGENT 
Escape? 

CASE	STUDY
Columbine	H.S.	Library

■	Wounded Teacher tells students to hide
■	Bad guys enter library at 1129 hrs, 56 people inside
■	They stay in the library for 7½ minutes
■	Both gunmen stop during the shooting to reload and to shoot at police outside

■	In all they shoot 22 students in the library, 10 are killed

■	All the fatalities are static  , all but one are hiding under tables

 KEY  LESSONS 

■	What other options were available in the
Columbine Library Incident?

Why	Evacuate?

■ 	Why	is	it	okay	 to	leave	after	the crisis,	but	not	before	the	threat arrives?

■ 	We	want	 to		empower	our		staff	and students	to	make	choices	to	increase their	safety.

Response	Options

■ “Intelligent”	Escape	may	be our	best	choice?

■ If	Escape	is	not	an	option…

▪ Enhanced Lockdown  may be	our	best	option?

Lockdown	Basics

■ 	Trust	your	instincts

■ 	You	may	hear	an	announcement

■ 	You	may	hear	gunfire/explosion

■ 	You	may	see	someone	walking	into the	building	or	through	the
building

■ 	A	witness/student	may	alert	you

■ 	 Do 	not 	wait 	for 	confirmation 	to 
 take 	action 

Enhanced	Lockdown

■	Layers of Security

▪ The first layer is locking the door
▪ Secondary Door Restraint Device
▪ The goal is to make ourselves a hard target

 	Secondary 	Door 	Restraint 	Device 	

Secondary	Door	Restraint	Device

Secondary	Door	Restraint	Device

Enhanced	Lockdown

■	Staff	and	Students	will  Stand 
inside	room.
■ 	Lock	the	door	– 1st layer of security
■ 	Barricade/Fortify	Your	Door:
▪SDRS/Rope/Cords - Door opens out
▪SDRS/Door Wedges - Door opens in
▪Desks
▪Chairs
▪Anyway you can make the door more difficult to breach

 KEY  LESSONS 

■	MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO CREATE A
“CHECK IN THE BOX” RESPONSE!

■	We have options – No one right answer!

Response	Options

■ 	Having	a		plan	will	dramatically enhance	our	safety

■ 	If	we	know	what	we	are	going	to do	when	faced	with	a		threat,	we shorten	our	 response	time

Response	Options

 Remember: 

■ 		 Intelligent Escape  can	be	our best	option,	if	possible?

■ 	Enhanced	Lockdown

▪	Barricade/Fortify

■ 	Counter	–	SWARM (Grades 7-12)

Gu	e for	r	vent1ng and

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SECTION
lO URING  A  MAJO R   CRI SIS

Se·ctions 5 and 6 prov··de suggestions for responses during and after school crises in which  one or more individuals have been victlimized by violence.

The Roe of School Administrators   Teachers

Active Resi stance
A·ctive resistance isH ghting back with  any objects of opportunity, such as chairs,  desk, and books. Active resistance is a last resort  and should only be used
if potential victims are t apped in a room with an
active shooter, there  are aIready  victims,  and all other personal surviva l recommendations are no longer an option. There hav.e been cases where active· resistance·
has been successfullly used, such as a shooting in

and Staff

Immediate Response

'	'	Springfield, Oregon.

1..	At the onset of a situation, the folllowing things need to happen as dose together as possible.. Responding
personnel] will! have to use individual judgment as to

Implementing the Crisis Management Plan
Depending on th·e nature  of the ernergency, either law

1

what they can and shou1d do  first

keeping in mind

·enforcement or the  fire department will be in cha rge of

that their primary role is taking care of children at risk.
2.		G et students out of ha rmls way. When  po.ssiibl·eget iin touch with  the appropriate school authority or person on the crisis management tea m to determine· wh·ether ·evacuation or lockdown is the· appropriate response·. Teachers should make decisions about lockdown or evacuation on their own only in llif.e­ thre·atening situations, as specified in the school
crlisis manage ment plan.
3..		Use doors that lock from  the Inside only in cases where lockdown is the safest opti on. I n an activ·e shooter situation, only evacuate if the location of the shooter is known  and an exit is easily a cc·essiblle to students/ such as a windoN that can be opened or broken.

the· incident..

1.	Secure· allll ar.eas for student and staff safety until the police arrive.
2.	Be aware that the site may be a potential crime
scene. Avoid unnecessarily tampe ring with or dis­ turbing evidenc·e·..  To the e·xtent possiblel·e·av·e· all obJects exactly  as they are to protect ·evidenc·e for law enforoement investigations. Discourage others from  disturbing potential evidence.
3. 	Tell! emergency responders where the school staff

command post its located.
4. 		Direct arriving families to the designated pll where  they can receive  information.
5. 	Do not dismiss  students to unknown car·e·..
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Department of Homeland Security Active
Shooter – How To Respond

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/active_shooter_booklet.pdf

Overall	Goal

▪ To	provide	a	range	of		options and	communications	in	order for	 occupants		to	make	 the best	decision	for	 their	safety

 	Questions 	

Sgt.	Justin	Music
City	of	Sylvania	Police	Division
(567)455-0794
851@sylvaniapolice.com