Emergency Operations Plan

  • GCISD has a School Safety and Security Committee that is comprised of police, fire and emergency management representatives from local government, as well as parents, Trustees and campus staff. 

  • In GCISD, the School Safety and Security Committee existed prior to the mandate from the 86th Texas legislative session in 2019. The Committee was created as part of GCISD’s standard operating practice to involve stakeholders in helping the district evaluate and plan. The committee is composed of district and campus leaders, local emergency personnel from Grapevine, Colleyville and Euless, GCISD parents and community members.

  • Students and staff regularly participate in a series of drills known as the Standard Response Protocol (SRP), including lockdown, lockout, shelter in place, evacuation and hold in classroom.

  • GCISD operates under a district-wide Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan as well as a campus-specific plan for each campus. These plans follow the requirements of the federal U.S. Department of Homeland Security and as required by the Texas Schools Safety Center. The Director of Emergency Management and School Security works closely with an Emergency Management Team at each campus to implement and practice these plans and District required drills for students and staff. All plans include a location for offsite reunification as needed.

  • All administrators have been trained in National Incident Management System (NIMS) which provides for common language and practices during emergency situations and matches municipal, county, state and national procedures.

  • HB 496 requires all Texas school districts to have bleeding control stations available on campuses by January 2020. This will be ready and kits are easily located with campus AEDs.

  • The District has weather monitoring equipment near outdoor athletic facilities and fine art practice and performance areas. The weather monitoring stations include severe weather and lightning detection, as well as warning sirens. The District utilizes the Perry Weather Notification System which has several components, including allowing  users to receive updates via the Perry Weather Mobile app. The app is made available to any District employee who needs to monitor the weather for the safety of students, staff and community.

  • GCISD communicates with staff, parents and the community when matters arise that warrant wider communication. When the District does have to communicate, there are questions that may be left unanswered for families based on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which prohibits the District and campuses from sharing specific information related to the incident or students. GCISD has policies and procedures in place for addressing these incidents, even if the District is unable to provide those specific disciplinary details. For more general information on the district’s disciplinary guidelines, please review the Student Code of Conduct. 

  • The district has several equipped command centers to support emergency operations coordination including backup for technology, loss of power, etc.

Unauthorized Persons

In accordance with Texas Education Code 37.105, the District has the right to refuse entry to or eject a person from property under the District's control if the person refuses to leave peaceably upon request and:

  • The individual poses a substantial risk of harm to any person; or

  • The individual continues to behave in a manner inappropriate for the school setting after having received a verbal or written warning to cease the inappropriate behavior.

A person ejected from or refused entry to District property under this provision may appeal this action by filing an appeal under FNG (LOCAL) or GF (LOCAL) and shall be permitted to address the Board in person within 90 days of commencement of the appeal if the grievance is not resolved at a previous level.