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Agawam Public Schools establishes district safety coordinator team, expands ALICE and medical-response preparations
Summary
The Agawam School Committee heard a district safety update detailing four new safety coordinators and steps including a districtwide standard-response protocol, ALICE training, stop-the-bleed equipment and audits of physical security; staff said work will continue on radios, reunification plans and training resources.
The Agawam School Committee on March 3 received a comprehensive safety update from district staff outlining new personnel and procedural changes aimed at strengthening school security.
The presentation said the district created four safety coordinator positions—Sable Johnson, Jamie Podorski, Eric Bosloff and Matt LaCroix—working under Safety Supervisor John Netis, and that the district has trained staff in a mix of nationally recognized response systems, medical response and campus audits.
The update noted the district has adopted a common districtwide response protocol from the I Love You Guys Foundation, rolled out across all schools in September, and continues ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training for violent critical incidents. "As of today, there have been at least 48 mass public shootings," John Netis, safety supervisor for Agawam Public Schools, told the…
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