--- title: Preparing Your Catholic School Community for the Unthinkable description: Prepare your Catholic school community for the unthinkable with our on-demand webinar on comprehensive safety strategies and actionable training for staff, students, and families. image: https://info.alicetraining.com/hubfs/Social%20Media/Landing%20Page%20Featured%20Images/Nav360-K12-PWBN-080426-ALICE%20Training-1200x630.png --- [Skip to content](https://info.alicetraining.com/preparing-catholic-school-unthinkable#main-content) ![ALICE a solution of Navigate360](https://info.alicetraining.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/Color/Nav360-Global-Alice%20Lockup-CMYK-1338x455.png?width=1338&height=455&name=Nav360-Global-Alice%20Lockup-CMYK-1338x455.png) - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://alicetraining-6581542.hs-sites.com/blog) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://alicetraining-6581542.hs-sites.com/blog) - [Contact us](https://info.alicetraining.com/preparing-catholic-school-unthinkable#contact) [Contact us](https://info.alicetraining.com/preparing-catholic-school-unthinkable#contact) • On-Demand webinar # Preparing Your Catholic School Community for the Unthinkable Gun-related incidents nearly doubled as a share of school violence in just two years—climbing from 17.9% to 30.8%. Recent events have made clear that faith-based school communities are not immune—and that the responsibility to prepare is one no school leader can defer. The threat is real. And the responsibility to prepare is ours. Watch this on-demand webinar for a practical look at what genuine whole-school readiness looks like in a faith-based setting—and how to build it before the first bell rings this fall. Length 60 minutes   Format On-demand ### Watch now Why this matters now ## Preparation is No Longer Optional In many states, active-shooter response training is now mandated for schools—and depending on your state, that requirement may extend to Catholic and non-public schools as well. But for most leaders in faith-based communities, the motivation to prepare goes deeper than a mandate. It’s about protecting the students, staff, and families entrusted to your care. What you’ll take away ## Move from Fear to Empowerment The schools that are truly ready aren't the ones hoping for the best—they're the ones who have asked the hard questions before a crisis reveals the answers for them. Do you know where your gaps are? Does every staff member know their options when seconds matter? For leaders in faith-based communities, that readiness isn't driven by outside pressure. It's about protecting the students, staff, and families entrusted to your care—and honoring the trust they place in you every morning. ✓ **Move beyond lock-down only.** Why lockdown-only approaches leave dangerous gaps—and how an options-based, trauma-informed framework gives every member of your school community a real plan for any scenario. ✓ **Build readiness across your entire school.** A practical model for training staff, students, and support personnel that's age-appropriate, trauma-informed, and built to last beyond one annual drill. ✓ **Prepare your whole community.** Including your parish. If your school shares a campus with your church, your safety plan has to account for both. Learn how to bring teachers, staff, students, volunteers, and parishioners into one approach—and how to think through the moments that make Catholic settings unique, from morning Mass to after-school programs and parish events. MEET Your speakerS ## Learn from the experts. Watch as industry experts show what whole-school readiness looks like—and how to build it. ![Allison Willemin](https://info.alicetraining.com/hubfs/Headshots/Naviate360%20Employees/Allison%20Willemin-125x125.png) ### Allison Willemin VP of School Safety Strategy, Technology, & Partnerships Navigate360 Survivor of a shooting at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and former Executive Director of School Safety, Security, and Student Services at Oxford Community Schools, where she built a district program spanning physical and psychological safety. ![George Hunter](https://info.alicetraining.com/hubfs/Headshots/Naviate360%20Employees/Nav360-K12-PWBN-022321-Presenter-GeorgeHunter-125x125.png) ### George Hunter Director of ALICE Training® Navigate360 Retired from the Warren County Sheriff's Office after more than 27 years—patrol, field training, enforcement supervision, and command staff. Graduate of the FBI National Academy. 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