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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

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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

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

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. ALICE trainer since 2011.

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Because readiness can’t wait for a crisis to prove why it mattered— and the responsibility to prepare is one no school leader can defer.

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