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To all the Alisal USD community,
The safety of staff and students is the utmost priority of the Alisal Union School District.
As part of ongoing upgrades to the intercom, we are testing a new alarm system at several schools. This afternoon, at about 1 pm, a newly installed, not yet active intruder alert system at Cesar Chavez Elementary was inadvertently activated. The loud alarm was immediately silenced. Staff and students responded by locking themselves in classrooms or running to safety, according to the training they received during drills. Some students were frightened by this false alarm.
District administrators immediately sent support to the school. The District’s three social workers, the Director of Pupil Personnel Services, the Associate Superintendent of Educational Services, and additional counselors were sent to the school to support the students' socioemotional needs. The Information Technology Department immediately investigated what happened and developed a plan to prevent false alarms in the future.
The District is proud of the response by staff and students at Chavez Elementary. This was a teachable moment that demonstrated quick thinking and resilience on the part of everyone in the school community.