The thought of a gunman entering a school building is horrifying, yet as we saw tragically in Newtown and many other towns, it’s a reality that administrators have to prepare for. Different school districts and different states have come up with approaches to protect children and teachers. Many of those procedures involve what’s known as a lockdown.
Ludlow has adopted a safety model called A.L.I.C.E. training—which has lockdown as an option, but emphasizes evacuation and as a last resort, “countering.” Counter does not call for confronting an intruder, but to use distraction methods to reduce the shooter’s ability to kill.
Carolee McGrath sat down with Ludlow Superintendent Todd Gazda and Lt. Michael Brennan of the Ludlow Police Department to find out more.
