Emergency Management

WEATHERFORD ISD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

The safety and security of our students, staff and visitors is of utmost importance to us.  Please remember that, in the event of a campus emergency, parents might be notified through the ParentSquare notification system. Therefore, it is very important that you keep your contact information up-to-date in Skyward Family Access.  

In the event of an emergency, please follow all directions from the school.  Parents who attempt to come to the school during a crisis can prevent first responders from arriving on the scene and may complicate an already difficult situation.  Therefore it is imperative that parents wait for further guidance from school staff, as the safety and security of our students are the priority in our decision making processes during a critical event.

Our staff has been trained in emergency processes and we work collaboratively with local, city and county law enforcement officials to assure that emergency processes are efficient.  

Emergency preparedness for our school district involves four elements:

• Prevention
• Preparedness
• Response
• Recovery

Weatherford ISD has established a District Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) that provides for procedures & processes for all these elements. We have also built a great relationship with local first responders in the city and county. 

Through awareness, preparedness and collaboration, we developed processes to mitigate a wide range of both natural and man-made threats.  At Weatherford ISD emergency preparedness is a continuously evolving process.

What's the Plan?

Weatherford ISD utilizes the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) developed by the "I Love U Guys Foundation." The SRP is based not on individual scenarios but on the response to any given situation. The premise is simple - there are five actions that can be performed during an emergency situation:

Secure - The building is put in lockout based on activity in the surrounding area, not in the school or on school grounds. School staff will move all students and activities inside and ensure the building is locked while learning continues inside the school with minimal classroom interruption or distractions.

Examples: Law enforcement activity such as serving warrants in the neighborhood; suspect at large; report of dangerous wildlife.

Lockdown - The building is put on lockdown due to perceived danger inside or very near the building. All students and staff are trained to get behind a locked door - Locks, Lights, Out of Sight. In the rare event that a student cannot get behind a locked door, they are trained in self-evacuation protocols.

Examples: Threat inside the school; emergency or dangerous situation very near the building.

Evacuate - Our students and staff are moved to a new or safe location due to a situation in or near the school building.

Examples: Gas leak in the school; unsafe situation near school affecting release times.

Shelter - Our students and staff are instructed to take safe shelter due to a situation in or near the school.

Examples: Tornado, hail, severe thunderstorm, other natural events or hazmat.

Hold - Our students and staff are instructed to clear the hallways and remain in classrooms with minimal classroom distraction or interruption until “All clear” is announced.   

Examples: Student, staff experiencing a medical condition in a hallway area; slippery hallway floor.