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Arlington High School to Conduct Safety Drills Friday
If you see a police and fire department presence at the high school Friday, you need not be alarmed.
ARLINGTON, MA — If you are driving down Mass. Avenue Friday morning, you might notice a police and fire department presence outside the high school.
Do not be alarmed, it's only a drill.
Arlington High School will be running safety drills for students starting at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Police and fire department personnel will be outside the school, and the school will be closed to outside business for approximately two hours.
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The drills are a part of the ALICE training program, which all of the Arlington Public Schools have participated in. Students and staff have been trained and prepared for the drills.
You can read more on the ALICE training by clicking here. For more information on the drills, contact Cindy Sheridan Curran at csheridancurran@arlington.k12.ma.us.
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