Providing a safe learning environment is the district’s top priority. Liberty ISD has adopted the Standard Response Protocol (SRP), a nationally recognized emergency response methodology that is action-based, flexible, and easy to learn.

Throughout the school year, schools will conduct practice drills during the school day to ensure that all persons are familiar with their roles and responsibilities. Additionally, all schools have identified secondary sites and reunification (student pickup) procedures in case it becomes necessary to evacuate school premises. If a safety situation occurs, the district may utilize parent letters, Skylert messaging, the district website, and local television and radio stations to communicate information to parents.

About Standard Response Protocol

The Standard Response Protocol was developed by the “I Love U Guys Foundation”, a Colorado-based non-profit which was started after the founders lost their daughter in a 2006 school shooting. The SRP is based on the response to any given situation not on individual scenarios. It rationally organizes tactics for response to weather events, fires, accidents, intruders, and other threats to personal safety. By standardizing the vocabulary, all stakeholders can understand the response and status of the event.

Parents are urged to stay home and await instructions from the district anytime SRP-based protective measures are being utilized to ensure the safety and security of students and staff.

During a Secure or Lockdown, traffic routes around the school must remain clear to allow for arriving first responders. Both of these SRP-based actions will result in an increase in police presence as the circumstances are investigated. In addition, no one is allowed in or out of a Plano ISD facility during a Secure or Lockdown. Parents congregating near the front entrance of a Liberty ISD facility during a Secure or Lockdown may create additional perceived risks for responding police agencies while the credibility of a threat or hazard is being evaluated.

Evacuate, Shelter, and Hold actions are typically resolved in a very short amount of time once a hazard has passed or has been determined to be a non-issue.