Safe and Secure schools works diligently to be prepared for an emergency. Staff is well trained in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Incident Management system. CCISD also partners with the Texas School Safety Center. Each campus has a crisis response plan. Training and mock exercises are conducted regularly (lockdowns, fire evacuations, and shelter in place).
Important Terminology
Hold- when there is a campus incident that requires students to remain in the classroom. Classroom doors are locked but instruction continues as normal. IE: a fight in the hallway.
Lockout–when there is an external event (ie: bank robbery, police chase) which makes it unsafe for students to be outside. More than 90% of our emergency response situations involve non-school related events which require students to remain indoors for a period of time. In these situations, all exterior doors will be locked and students will move throughout the building as usual.
Lockdown–when there is a suspected intruder inside the school building. In these situations, students and staff are to lock their classroom or office doors and remain quiet and calm until there is an all-clear from responding officers.
Shelter in Place–when there is a chemical event near a campus. To protect students and staff, all doors will be locked to prevent the accidental opening and closing of doors and heating and air conditioning units will be turned off.
Evacuation–Students are escorted outside of the building because of fire or some other type of hazard.