VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Officials with the Vigo County School Corporation have announced that students and families can expect a 2-hour-delay due to an upcoming training session.
According to VCSC, on September 19 all schools in the organization will observe a 2-hour-delay.
The reason for the delay is so staff gets time to attend ALICE training. ALICE is an active shooter training program specifically for teachers and employees. The training is to teach staff what to do in case of an active shooter event and to enforce evacuation during a lockdown, if possible. The ALICE training website describes its program as “a widely adopted, effective method of active shooter response training.”
From our beginning as a small school security training company, we have been dedicated to promoting proactive strategies to improve the chances of survival during an active shooter event. We’ve worked with hundreds of thousands of individuals in Police/LE, K-12 Schools, Healthcare, Higher Education, Business, Government and Houses of Worship organizations and empowered their people using ALICE Training.
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School officials apologized for the inconvenience this delay would cause parents;
We realize the challenge this may pose to our families but believe our commitment to school safety makes this a wise decision.
VCSC Release
VCSC’s daycare facilities will still open at the regular times on the day of this training.
