Safety and Security

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The Safety and Security (S&S) Department is responsible for the overall safety of students, staff and visitors throughout the District and oversees all facets of security.  S&S encompasses many forms of security – law enforcement, security services, physical and technological security, and emergency management.   

Security Personnel

Boots on the ground staff in and around our schools and facilities include:

• School Resource Officers (SRO) – enforce the laws of the cities of our schools’ locales (Fort Worth, Benbrook and Forest Hill)
• Part-time peace officers – provides law enforcement services during sporting and special events
• Area Advisors -direct liaisons for school administrators and campus monitors assigned in their pyramids
• Campus Monitors – supervises students in the cafeteria, hallways, restrooms, school grounds, parking lots, etc.
• Safety Officers – monitors and responds to safety issues related to bus transportation and bus stops
• 24/7 Security Desk Staff – answers all calls for emergency assistance and provides around the clock monitoring of surveillance cameras
• Contracted Security Services – patrols campuses and facilities after hours
• K-9 unit – paws on the ground – provides dog inspection assistance

Physical & Technological Security

• Visitor Management System – prevents unsafe access to students and staff
• Physical barriers such as security cameras, key card access, door locks and fencing

Emergency Management

Deals with all aspects of emergencies (mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery)

• Mitigation – takes place before and after emergencies (activities that prevent an emergency, reduce the chance of an emergency happening or reduce the damaging effects of unavoidable emergencies)
• Preparedness – before an emergency occurs (plans in place to save lives and help response and rescue operations; includes drills and reporting
• Response – during an emergency (putting preparedness plans into action)
• Recovery – after an emergency (actions to return to normal or safer situation