District Safety Practices

  • Perimeter fencing around all instructional facilities

  • Campus based threat assessment teams

  • Armed Police Officers on all campuses

  • District and Campus Emergency Operations Plans for different situations

  • Exterior Door #s on all facilities to aid emergency response personnel

  • Use of RAPTOR Visitor Management System for all visitors & guests

  • ID validation prior to campus access for non-employees

  • Daily exterior door checks by Campus Safety Monitors

  • Locked Interior & Exterior door policy

  • Interoperable communications system facilitates quicker communications with public sector partners

  • Use of drug dog

  • Random metal detector searches of students

  • Random parking lot searches of staff and student vehicles by drug dog

  • Clear backpack policy

  • No oversized clothing and hoodie allowed in our dress code

  • Positive control of campus-to-parent student hand-offs

  • Campus Monitors at all schools

  • Citizens on Patrol in CISD Schools (C.O.P.S.) Program 

  • SMART tag swipe on and off on all school buses

  • GPS monitored buses 

  • Parents can track school buses via app

  • Security cameras on all school buses

  • Monthly scheduled safety drills 

  • AED and Stop the Bleed Kits on every campus

  • Narcan available at all secondary schools

  • Police Officers carry Narcan

  • Walkie Talkies used to facilitate communications on all campuses

  • Students 2nd grade and younger must have an adult or older sibling at the bus stop

  • Seatbelts available on all school buses

  • Metal detectors upon entry of athletic events

  • No re-entry at athletic events