Texas School Safety Week: The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) school safety week Show Transcript hello parents and Guardians I'm Steve conard director of safety for Medina Valley Independent School District today I'm here to share with you the standard response protocols that we use in the event of an emergency these protocols developed by the I love you guys Foundation are a uniform planned and practice response to any incident we might have on our campuses our first response is a hold a hold is called when hallways need to remain completely clear but there is no immediate danger to classrooms this might happen during a medical situation in the hall or for a clean up next is a secure get inside lock outside doors a secure response is called when there is a potential Hazard threat or activity outside the school building such as police activity in the surrounding neighborhood for active threats we initiate a lockdown locks Lights Out of Sight a lockdown is called when there is an active threat or Hazard inside or immediately approaching the building in emergency such as fire we evacuate an evacuate order is used to move students and staff from 1 location to another safer area such as during a fire drill or a localized safety concern last we trained a shelter State the hazard and safety strategy a shelter responses called for environmental hazards such as severe wind other tornadoes or hazardous materials outside we would also like to share some tips on how parents can help during a safety event first stay informed Through official channels rely on official MBD Communications sent via District Tech messages emails or official social media Pages rather than rumors on public forums second do not rush to the campus arriving at the school during an active emergency can block emergency responders and compromise seen security third keep emergency contacts updated ensure your contact information in the School Parent Portal is always current so that you receive real-time notifications lastly trust the trained protocols reassure your children that these regular drills are routine practices designed keep everyone safe empowered and prepared by practicing these 5 actions together we build a safe secure environment for our students thank you for your support partnership and Trust Print
