Security features in place at all FISD schools include:

• Controlled access with one point of entry for visitors during the school day

  • All exterior doors remain locked at elementary and middle schools, which utilize a video-based entry monitoring system to buzz visitors through a specified front door after their identification has been verified and the nature of their visit is made known

  • All but one front door remains locked at high schools

  • Visitors must enter the front office to gain access to the rest of the building

  • A second interior door must be opened electronically by staff

  • Automatic lock-down switch available for the front door

• Full-time school resource officers at high school campuses, with middle school officers also responsible for two to three elementary schools

  • Officers are armed at all times

  • Officers are highly trained by their respective police departments in collaboration with Frisco ISD

  • Officers are equipped with medical supplies and specialized tools to assist in the event of an emergency

• Security cameras inside and outside schools provide live access to front office staff, police, firefighters and paramedics

  • Situational Awareness for Emergency Response (S.A.F.E.R.) gives first responders the ability plan and prepare to respond to emergencies in real time

• FISD security specialists patrol campuses and perform unannounced security checks

• Regular safety drills and training for staff

  • Two school lockdown drills per year

  • Joint drills on campus with police and fire

  • Active shooter training for staff at all campuses

• Crisis management plans and teams at each campus

  • National Incident Management System (NIMS) - FEMA Training for principals and assistant principals

• Hall Pass Visitor Management system screens for registered sex offenders

• Criminal background checks on all employees, volunteers and contractors who work on District property

• Wide-area and local-area networks allow radio communication between staff in the event of an emergency

• STOPit anonymous online tip-line for students, parents, teachers and others to share concerns

• Standard Response Protocol (SRP), a nationally-recognized, proven methodology that ensures a uniform response by faculty, staff and students to school-based emergencies

• Free lunch provided to police officers in school cafeterias to increase visibility

• Police officers encouraged to use school grounds to complete routine paperwork

• Region 10 ESC safety and security audits

Other features of Frisco ISD schools:

• Crossing guards direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic at elementary and middle schools, while parking lot attendants assist on high school campuses

• Full-time nurses at each campus have access to medical supplies, protective gear and equipment

• Automated External Defibrillator (AEDs)

• Epi-Pens or epinephrine (used to treat severe allergic reactions)

• Albuterol (bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways and increases air flow to the lungs)

• Emergency first aid kits including tourniquets and Stop the Bleed Kits

• Comprehensive guidance and counseling program focusing on the whole child, including support for students’ mental, social and physical needs

• District has a contract for random visits of K9 interdiction covering drugs and powder detection at all middle and high schools