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Undersheriff Frank Billmayer acted as the intruder, roaming the halls of the high school.
Undersheriff Frank Billmayer, Robin Allen and Fay Friede along with Principal Matt Molyneaux (not pictured) discuss the handling of the intruder drill performed at the school,what went right and what could be improved upon.
CCTV Monitoring Station which depicts the 16 cameras located throughout junior high and high school wings of the school. The system is used by staff to monitor situations like this to inform everyone on campus of important details
The Chinook Jr./Sr. High school recently held an Active Shooter drill as part of their continued ALICE Training. ALICE stands for Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate, not in progressive order.
The school was invited to be part of the program by the Blaine County Sheriff's Department as way to improve overall community safety.
Through the program the school is required to hold eight drills throughout the school year and this was just a continuation of that process.
"It's a proactive approach to having an intruder in the building. This type of training is based around being active instead of passive and working on things like barricading doors or looking at the possibility of evacuating the building," said Principal Matt Molyneaux.
School counselor Fay Friede monitors the program, "These drills are a natural progression from an appropriate approach to keeping our students safe. We work in cooperation with emergency services, as they are part of our crisis team."
The school has been very involved as whole throughout the training and the students, staff and faculty have been critical to the program advancing its agenda.
The training allows the school to be involved in its own safety, "These are life skills and responses that students will be able to use as adults wherever they are," added Friede.
Having a choice is a big deal, "One thing is that the students are given options rather than being asked to just hide. They are given choices in their own response to a dangerous situation," commented Molyneaux.
In the drills the school has conducted, including this one, the program seems to be working well, "The students have responded well to the drills and their overall response has been extremely positive ," said Molyneaux.
"This last drill was a success. There are things that we can improve on but overall the direction the program is heading is definitely positive, the kids response time and awareness is improving each time," concluded Friede.
