Safety and Security - KeepKleinSafe

SECURE, previously known as LOCKOUT, is called when there is a threat or hazard outside of the school building. Whether it’s due to violence or criminal activity in the immediate neighborhood, or a dangerous animal in the playground, SECURE uses the security of the physical facility to act as protection.

EXAMPLES OF SECURE CONDITIONS
The following are some examples of when a school or emergency dispatch might call for a SECURE.

• Dangerous animal on school grounds
• Criminal activity in area
• Civil disobedience

 

SECURE! Get inside. Lock outside doors.

 

STUDENTS

• Return inside the building or temporary building
• Business as usual

 

TEACHER

• Bring everyone indoors
• Lock outside doors
• Increase situational awareness
• Business as usual
• Take attendance

LOCKDOWN is called when there is a threat or hazard inside the school building. From parental custody disputes to intruders to a weapon on campus, LOCKDOWN uses classroom security to protect students and staff from threat.

EXAMPLES OF LOCKDOWN CONDITIONS
The following are simply some examples of when a school or emergency dispatch might call for a LOCKDOWN.

• Dangerous animal within school building
• Intruder
• Angry or violent person attempting to gain entry
• Weapon on campus

 

LOCKDOWN! Locks, lights, out of sight.

 

STUDENTS

• Move away from sight
• Maintain silence
• Do not open the door

 

TEACHER

• Lock interior doors
• Turn out the lights
• Move away from sight
• Do not open the door
• Maintain silence
• Take attendance

EVACUATE is called when there is a need to move students from one location to another.

EVACUATE! To the announced location.

 

STUDENTS

• Bring your phone
• Leave your stuff behind
• Follow instructions

 

TEACHER

• Lead evacuation to a location
• Take attendance
• Notify if missing, extra or injured students

SHELTER is called when the need for personal protection is necessary. Training should also include spontaneous events such as tornado, earthquake or hazmat.

HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE:

• Tornado (or extreme weather)
• Hazmat (chemical spill or fumes)
• Earthquake
• Tsunami

SHELTER! Hazard and safety strategy.

 

STUDENTS

• Tornado 
• Hazmat
• Earthquake
• Tsunami

 

TEACHER

• Lead safety strategy
• Take attendance

 

HOLD is used in situations that require students to remain in their classrooms. For example, an altercation in the hallway may demand keeping students out of the halls until it is resolved.

HOLD! In your classroom. Clear the halls.

 

STUDENTS

• Remain in the classroom until the “All Clear” is announced

 

TEACHER

• Close and lock the classroom door
• Business as usual
• Take attendance

We are currently implementing the access control buzzer system at elementary schools and will assess this for intermediate campuses in the future. Our current measures among others at the intermediate and high schools include multiple officers at each high school and either a full-time or a shared officer at the intermediate campuses.

We respect all opinions and admire those wanting to protect students by arming teachers. We are so very fortunate in Klein ISD to have a dedicated police department that is highly trained in active shooter protocol. We are aware of much smaller, rural districts in Texas that are allowing licensed staff to have firearms on campus because they do not employ trained officers and in many cases because of proximity, no law enforcement agency can respond to an active shooter emergency within an acceptable time frame.

Besides being highly trained, Klein ISD is fortunate enough to have eight ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) active shooter instructors on the police staff. We have a very robust active shooter response training program that requires EVERY officer to attend a full active shooter course annually. Then, we require each of our officers to participate in several full-day practical active shooter courses spread out throughout the year. Our officers are required to qualify at a higher percentage than the state requirements on all weapon platforms they are authorized to carry. We do this to ensure their skills are constantly being reinforced. Additionally, all officers have been trained and are required to carry on their person the medical supplies needed to “Stop the Bleed” in all hazard events.

Not only do we train Klein ISD Police Officers in ALERRT, but we also provide the ALERRT training to many other area school districts, the local Constables office, portions of the Sheriff’s office, along with many other officers from the federal level and across the country.

The Klein ISD Police Department has officers assigned to many of our campuses, and we have officers strategically positioned throughout the district to ensure a rapid response to any incidents that may arise. Our safety and security protocols have many safety layers and provide a high safety standard for our students and staff.

Klein ISD has a layered approach to school security, and we continually research new measures to add to our security plan. Doors to our elementary mods have been addressed in the safety and security plan.

The elementary access control buzzer and visitor access control projects are in the queue to complete first. Classroom mod doors will be the final phase of this layered security effort.