ALICE Communication 4

Question 1

During an evacuation, a teacher encounters first responders in the hallway. What communication action is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Keep hands visible and quickly report the threat's last known location to officers

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Argue with officers about the safest exit route

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Ask officers for permission before continuing to evacuate

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Stay silent and wait for officers to speak first

Question 2

What role does social media play in ALICE Communication guidance during an active threat?

Accepted Answer

It can spread unverified information and should be used cautiously if at all during an event

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It is the recommended primary alert channel

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It should replace phone calls to 911

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It is exclusively used by administrators post-event

Question 3

A school uses a lockdown app that sends push notifications to all staff. Under ALICE principles, what is a key advantage of this over a single PA announcement?

Accepted Answer

It allows ongoing, updated messages to reach individuals even if they are away from a PA speaker

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It costs less than a PA system

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It automatically alerts the shooter to stop

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It eliminates the need to call 911

Question 4

When should an 'all-clear' communication be issued during an ALICE event?

Accepted Answer

Only after law enforcement has confirmed the scene is safe and secured

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As soon as the shooter is first identified

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When the building principal feels the danger has passed

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After all students have texted their parents

Question 5

How should a teacher communicate a room change if she decides to evacuate her class mid-event?

Accepted Answer

Inform the PA operator or call the office with her new location as soon as safely possible

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Post a note on the door and leave quickly

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Send a social media update with her new location

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Do not communicate the change to avoid broadcasting her position to the threat

Question 6

Which scenario best illustrates the ALICE principle of 'Inform' happening in real time?

Accepted Answer

A staff member continuously broadcasts the shooter's movements over the PA as they are observed

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A principal sends an email after the event summarizing what happened

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Police issue a press release 2 hours after the incident

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Teachers discuss the event at a staff meeting the following day

Question 7

A visitor in a lobby does not know the building's emergency procedures. How does ALICE's plain-language communication approach help this person?

Accepted Answer

Plain-language announcements give the visitor understandable instructions without needing prior training

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It doesn't — only trained occupants benefit from ALICE

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Visitors receive a separate coded message through a visitor app

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The visitor is expected to follow whatever the nearest employee does