Unfortunately, crisis happen every day in our schools and those crises can range from weather related to loss of life.  These resources will help you prepare for crisis and respond to them once they happen.

• TEA Mental Health and Behavioral Health(opens external link in new window)
• Texas School Safety Center Legislative Guidance(opens external link in new window)
• Caring for kids after Trauma and Death(opens external link in new window)
• ESC Region 12 Crisis Communication Timeline(opens PDF document)
• A Framework for Safe and Successful Schools(opens external link in new window)
• Crisis Text Line(opens external link in new window)
• ESC 14 & Title IV, Part A State Initiative Trauma and Grief(opens external link in new window)
• After a Suicide:  A Toolkit for Schools

Emergency Operation Plans are state mandated.  It is comprised of the basic plan and supplemented by the annexes to address various emergencies.

• Hazard Risk Assessment Worksheet(opens external link in new window)
• Incident Command Systempens external link in new window)
• NIMS Overview(opens external link in new window)
• FEMA’s The Role of Districts in Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans(opens external link in new window) (A Companion to the School Guide)
• FEMA’s Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans

The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that gives employers, the FMCSA, State Driver Licensing Agencies (SDLAs), and State law enforcement personnel real-time information about commercial driver’s license (CDL) and commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders’ drug and alcohol program violations. An act of Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to establish the Clearinghouse.

• Region 10 FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse(opens external link in new window)
• Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Consent for Limited Queries(opens external link in new window)
• FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Registration Instructions

This list contains several resources to utilize in keeping your school and students safe.

• Governor Greg Abbott’s School and Firearm Safety Action Plan(opens PDF document)(opens external link in new window)
• A Framework for Safe and Successful Schools (opens external link in new window)
• School Violence Prevention(opens external link in new window)
• Go Kit Resource(opens external link in new window)
• Governor Abbott’s School Safety Report(opens PDF document)
• Security and School Safety Legal Considerations(opens PDF document)
• Keeping Our Schools Safe(opens PDF document)
• Marshals(opens PDF document)

Threat Assessment is a systematic process to identify persons of concern, gather more information, assess whether a person poses a threat, and if needed, manage situation to reduce risk. 

• Requirements of Threat Assessment Teams per TEC 37.115(opens external link in new window) and FFB Legal(opens external link in new window)
• FBI Active Shooter Incidents in Schools Stats and Graphic(opens PDF document)
• FBI's Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks(opens PDF document)
• Threat Assessment in Schools:  A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates(opens PDF document)
• Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model(opens PDF document)
• A Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States

The Search Institute is a nonprofit organization that studies and works to strengthen youth success in schools, coalition, youth and family organizations, and the faith community.  These are their resources.

• 40 Developmental Assets(opens external link in new window)
• The Youth and Program Strengths Survey (YAPS)(opens external link in new window)
• The Attitudes and Behaviors Survey (A&B) REACH Survey(opens external link in new window) 

The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) provides consistent, clear, shared language and actions among all students, staff and first responders, that can be applied in any emergency.

The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) referenced in the video below was developed by I Love U Guys Foundation. 

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Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign and call-to-action. Stop the Bleed is intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives.

• Dept. of Homeland Security’s Stop the Bleed(opens external link in new window)
• Until Help Arrives (opens external link in new window)
• Heart of Texas Regional Advisory Council (HOTRAC) Stop the Bleed(opens external link in new window)
• Stop the Bleed Kit Comparisons

The Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) is an official university-level research center at Texas State University and serves as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of safety and security information through research, training, and technical assistance for K-12 schools and junior colleges throughout the state of Texas.

You can view the complete list of tools on the TxSSC website or browse the list below for additional resources.

• School Safety Law(opens external link in new window)
• School Safety & Security Standards
• K-12 School Safety & Security Audit(opens external link in new window)
• Safety and Security Agreements(opens external link in new window)
• K-12 Standard Response Protocol(opens external link in new window)
• K-12 Standard Reunification Method

What does state mandate say about school board training?

• Continuing Education requirements TEC 11.159 (c)(opens external link in new window) and TAC 61.1(b)(7)(c)(4) (opens external link in new window)
• BBD Legal(opens external link in new window)
• TEA School Board Training

What does state mandate say about training staff about sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children?

• New employee contents TEC 38.0041 (c-f)(opens external link in new window) and TAC 61.1051(c)(d)(opens PDF document)
• DGC Legal(opens external link in new window)
• FFG Legal(opens external link in new window)
• BQ Legal(opens external link in new window)
• DG Legal(opens external link in new window)
• DMA Legal(opens external link in new window)
• The TEA Gateway Module(opens external link in new window) is a training resource 

What does state mandate say about training students?

• TEC 28.002 (p)(r) (opens PDF document)
• 19 TAC 74.35 (a) 

What does state mandate say about superintendent training?

• Continuing Education requirements TEC 21.054(h) (opens PDF document)
• BJCD Legal