ALICE DrillWhat will we do?

Schools are safe places. Sometimes we have drills at school. Drills help us practice how to stay safe if there is an emergency.

One drill we practice is a fire drill.

Fires almost never happen in schools, but, just in case, we

practice what to do if there is a fire.

That keeps us safe!

There is a new type of drill called an

ALICE drill.A.L.I.C.E.

An ALICE drill is to practice what we do if there is someone in our school who is not supposed to be

there.

When someone is in our school who is not supposed to be there, adults want us to stay safe.

This almost never happens in schools,

but, just in case, we need to practice what to do.

That will keep us safe!

When there is an ALICE drill at our school, there will be an

announcement. It will say ALICE, ALICE, ALICE.

We will be quiet so we can hear it.

After the announcement, we will be quiet and listen very carefully to our

teachers.

We will follow their directions.

Our teachers know what to do.

Our teacher may tell us to stay in our classroom.

(Lockdown)

Our teacher will let us know where to go.

She will lock the door to keep us safe.

Our teacher will turn off the lights.

Our teacher might block the door to keep us safe.

Our teacher might ask us to help her.

We will listen quietly to her directions.

We will do what our teacher tells us to do.

When we are practicing, I may get a funny feeling in my tummy.

I may feel scared. It is okay to feel scared or nervous during a drill.

When the adults decide that the

building is safe, a safe person will

come to the door to let us know

everything is ok.

Our teacher may tell us that we are leaving the school.

(Evacuate)

We will stay silent and move quickly out of the building.

It is important to listen to our teacher and stay with our

classmates.

An ALICE drill is a way for us to practice being safe at school.