School Safety
School Safety encompasses so much and is an ever-growing field with each Legislative Session.
The ESC Region 12 team offers a one-stop shop for all things school safety to support districts in this work. These resources offer a variety of resources for school safety support. School safety includes responsibilities related to EOPs, IDAs, School Safety Audits, DVAs, campus climate, and mental health.
Our Services
School Safety Audit
School safety audits are reported to the Texas School Safety Center in 3-year cycles.
ESC Region 12 provides leadership and consultation to school districts for the successful completion of the audit process by providing multiple service options that may offer convenience and efficiency for school district personnel.
Services include:
- ESC Region 12 conducted audit
- Consultant guidance to complete audit
- Technical assistance in planning and supporting a safe and secure learning environment
School Safety Membership
School Safety Membership is the one-stop shop for all things school safety.
It offers a plentitude of school safety support and resources ranging from information sharing to action resulting in seamless support for school safety.
As school safety has grown, the responsibilities related have increased to include the EOPs, IDAs, School Safety Audit, and DVAs. Let us help!
Emergency Ops
- Crisis Response
- Emergency Operation Plans
- FMCSA Drug And Alcohol Clearinghouse
- School and Student Safety
- Threat Assessment
Crisis Response
Unfortunately, crisis happen every day in our schools and those crises can range from weather related to loss of life.
The resources linked below will help you prepare for crisis and respond to them once they happen.
tea: mental health and behavioral health
texas school safety center legislative guidance
caring for kids after trauma and death
esc 14 & title iv, part a state initiative trauma and grief
after suicide: a toolkit for schools
esc region 12 crisis communication timeline
Emergency Operation Plans
Emergency Operation Plans are state mandated. It is comprised of the basic plan and supplemented by the annexes to address various emergencies.
Click the links below to learn more.
hazard risk assessment worksheet
fema: the role of districts in developing high-quality school emergency operation plans
FMCSA Drug And Alcohol Clearinghouse
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.
Click the links below to learn more.
region 12 fmcsa drug and alcohol clearinghouse
drug and alcohol clearinghouse consent for limited quereies
fmcsa drug and alcohol clearinghouse registration instructions
School and Student Safety
This list links several resources to utilize in keeping your school and students safe.
governor greg abbott's school and firearm safety action plan
governor abbott's school safety report
a framework for safe and successful schools
Threat Assessment
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.
Click the links below to learn more.
Requirements of Threat Assessment Teams per tec 37.115 and FFB Legal
fbi: active shooter incidents in schools stats and graphic
fbi: identifying, assessing, and managing the threat of targeted attacks
enhancing school safety using a threat assessment model
a study of the pre-attack behaviors of active shooters in the us
- Search Institute Resources
- Standard Response Protocol
- Stop the Bleed
- Texas School Safety Center Resources
Search Institute Resources
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. The links below are their resources available to you.
Standard Response Protocol
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.
Stop the Bleed
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.
Click the links below to learn more.
department of homeland security: stop the bleed
heart of texas regional advisory council (Hotrac): stop the bleed
Texas School Safety Center Resources
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 & security standards
k-12 school safety & security audit
safety and security agreements
Abuse & Trafficking
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) has a central place to report child abuse and neglect, or abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and exploitation of the elderly or adults with disabilities living at home.
If you suspect abuse or neglect of any kind, call the Abuse Hotline toll-free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, nationwide, or report with the secure DFPS website and get a response within 24 hours.
School Board Training
What does state mandate say about school board training?
Continuing Education requirements TEC 11.159 (c) and TAC 61.1(b)(7)(c)(4)
Staff 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) and TAC 61.1051(c)(d)
Student Training
Superintendent Training
What does state mandate say about superintendent training?
Law & Policy
Suicide Training
Suicide training is required by statute. These are the rules that address that.
- Training requirements for teachers, principals, and counselors TEC 21.054(d), TEC 21.451(d-2)-(d-3), and TEC 37.108(f)
- DMA Legal
- ehaa legal
- Documenting Suicide Training TEC 21.451(d-2)-(d-3), TAC 153.1013, and DMA Legal
- Training for counselors, teachers, nurses, administration, etc HSC 161.325 and DMA Legal
- Suicide, the Safe and Supportive Schools, and Threat Assessment Team requirements per TEC 37.115(h)-(j) and FFB Legal
- Suicide and the Emergency Operation Plan per TEC 37.108(f) and CKC Legal
- Suicide and the Student Curriculum per TEC 28.002(a)(2), (e), 19 TAC 74.1(a)(2), and EHAA Legal
- Suicide and the District Improvement Plan per HSC 161.325(O-1), TEC 11.252(a), and BQ Legal
- Counselor’s Responsibility in Suicide per TEC 33.006 and FFEA Legal
- Suicide and Student Consent per TEC 32.004 and FFEA Legal
- SHAC Responsibility per TEC 28.004(c),(n),(o) and EHAA Legal
- Encouraging suicide per TEC 37.0052, FOC Legal, and FOD Legal
TEC Chapter 37
- Chapter 37 establishes statutes related to student discipline, law, and order in public schools. Individual school districts write and enforce student disciplinary policies that comply with the statutes.
- tea: safe & healthy schools
- chapter 37 safe schools
- chapter 37 - safe schools
Trauma Informed Care
Required Trainings
Relevant Legislation
- 86th legislature (2019) summary (courtesy of region 4)
- 83rd legislature sb 460 (2013)
- 84th legislature hb 2186 (2015)
- 83rd legislature hb 5 (2013)
- 86th legislature sb 11 (2019)
- 86th legislature sb 11 (2019) summary (courtesy of region 4)
- 86th legislature hb 906 (2019)
- 83rd legislature sb 831 (2013)
- 86th legislature hb 18 (2019)
- 85th legislature sb 179 (2017)
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Our Team
Upcoming Trainings
School Safety
Stop the Bleed Train the Trainer
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