School Safety
LISD Guidance and Counseling
Safety in LISD
Connection
Encourage your student to:
Get involved in their school (clubs, sports, band, choir, etc).
Eat lunch with friends.
Notify campus staff of any safety concerns
Notify campus staff of concerns for other students (self-harm actions or statements, etc.)
Memorize phone numbers for parents in case they are without their cell phone.
Have conversations with your child
Keep lines of communication open
Ask questions that encourage students to voice their feelings, opinions, and ideas.
Identify warning signs
Recognize behavior changes and early warning signs.
Potential problems: social isolation, a decline in grades, lack of interest in activities, poor sleep activities, and appetite change
Stay involved with your child’s activities.
Get to know your child’s teachers.
Communicate with teachers throughout the school year for updates on your child’s progress.
Stay informed on events, assignments, and tests.
Assist your child with seeking a balance with school, work, and extracurricular activities
Get to know the parents of your child’s friends
Introduce yourself at school activities
Exchange phone numbers
Offer to rideshare
Volunteer for school activities
See who your child interacts with
Be a part of the school culture
Attend parent information meetings
Host the Get-Togethers at your home
Create a safe place for kids to gather
Great time to watch interactions between peers
Encourage the inclusion of others
Use open-ended questions about their day
Follow your school's social media sources
How are parents notified of an emergency at school?
LISD campuses have safety plans for each type of scenario involving student safety. For more information, please click HERE.
Hold: Occurs when the school corridors and common areas need to be cleared, such as during a medical emergency in the hallway. Students will immediately clear the corridors by returning to classrooms. It will be business as usual inside the classrooms until the emergency is resolved.
Lockout: Occurs when a threat or hazard is outside of the school building. Students will remain or return inside the building. Staff will help recover students and colleagues outside the building, take roll and increase their situational awareness.
Evacuation: Occurs when students and staff must move to another location. Students will leave all but cell phones behind, form a single-file line, and follow instructions. Staff will lead students to the evacuation location and take roll.
Shelter: Occurs when the need for personal protection is necessary, such as during a severe weather event. Students and staff will employ appropriate safety strategies. Teachers will also take roll to account for students
Parents - During a severe weather event, students will not be released to parents until the threat is over. If parents come to campus, the campus will ask parents to take shelter within the school.
Lockdown: Occurs when a threat or hazard is inside the building. Students will stay quiet and out-of-sight. Staff will lock the classroom door, turn off lights, maintain silence and obscured visibility, take roll and wait for first responders to open the door.
Parents - No one is allowed in the building. During a crisis situation such as this, constant communication may not be possible. The campus will communicate about student safety as often as possible; however, our immediate priority are our students. Students will be released to parents upon release from first responders.