ALICE Training/Soft Drill

Good Morning Students, Parents, and Community Members,

Over the next two weeks, we will be training our student body on our emergency protocols using the  ALICE training.  On Friday, February 9th, we will be educating the sophomores, juniors, and seniors regarding the safety protocols that are to be followed in the event of a school intrusion.  Freshman were trained in September and this is a follow up refresher for the remaining student body.

On Wednesday, February 14th we will conduct a school wide soft drill for our ALICE safety protocols.  We will not perform any barricades during Wednesday’s drill.  Our goal is for our students to have self-awareness and to evaluate their surroundings.  In addition we want to have conversations with our students about environmental tools that could be used in the event that there was a threat in the building. We will collect feedback from students and staff for any improvements.

As you know, safety of students and staff is the highest priority at Bristol County Agricultural High School. The past several years have seen a dramatic increase in school violence and intrusion across the country.  

Expert security-analysis of these events has resulted in development of new protocols for school-wide response to them.  These protocols have been incorporated into Bristol Aggie’s response protocols in order to provide students and staff with the necessary and most up to date procedures should such an event occur.

A.L.I.C.E. is a safety protocol created by national security experts and the response protocol adopted by Bristol Aggie, in the unlikely event an intruder enters into one of our buildings.  Phase 1 of our training on Friday will be led by administration, and the soft drill will be led by teachers in the classroom.  Both are discussion based to ensure students questions are answered.  

A.L.I.C.E. stands for ALERT, LOCKDOWN, INFORM, COUNTER, EVACUATE.  ALICE does not involve a cookie-cutter approach; it is a set of response options that empower staff and students during an intruder event. The Bristol Aggie community has been trained and partnered with the Dighton Police Department in appropriate responses utilizing the techniques specific to the A.L.I.C.E. protocol.

Click here for FAQ sheet for your review of the provisions of the A.L.I.C.E. response protocol.  However, should you have any specific questions regarding this emergency response protocol feel free to contact Robin VanRotz at 508-669-6744 ext. 152.