$150.00 Tuition Cost

Course overview Lecture, Scenario Student participation, shooting during moments of heighten awareness drills.

Objectives: Students will receive training on how to respond when an active shooter is in the vicinity. The concepts of AVOID, DENY, and DEFEND when responding to Active Shooter events will be presented as per the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) program.

AVOID starts with your state of mind.

• Pay attention to your surroundings.
• Have an exit plan.
• Move away from the source of the threat as quickly as possible.
• The more distance and barriers between you and the threat, the better.

DENY when getting away is difficult or maybe even impossible.

• Keep distance between you and the source.
• Create barriers to prevent or slow down a threat from getting to you.
• Turn the lights off.
• Remain out of sight and quiet by hiding behind large objects and silence your phone.

DEFEND because you have the right to protect yourself.

• If you cannot Avoid or Deny, be prepared to defend yourself.
• Be aggressive and committed to your actions.
• Do not fight fairly.

Students will also receive training on how to quickly and effectively determine the most reasonable way to protect themselves and the lives of others during an active shooter event.

Students will participate in scenario-based training that will assist in preparing them with how to effectively and efficiently respond to an Active Shooter Event.

• Prepare as a solo officer for response to an active shooter incident.
• Provide options for response considerations.
• Multiple officer response to an active shooter incident.
• What to do when Law Enforcement arrives on location
• Range Time

The entire course, including the 50-question final exam, is designed to be completed in 8 hours. Student must pass with a score of 70 percent or better. Student will receive a certificate of completion and a training transcript to be uploaded to the state of Tennessee. Upload all documents to the new online Tennessee Private Protective Services portal https://core.tn.gov.