Passionately Protecting Our District!

 

In 2019, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 11 to address a number of school safety issues due to the rising number of school attacks around the country, including the attack at Santa Fe High School. As a part of Governor Abbott's school safety action plan, SB11 made changes to the Texas Education Code Section 37.109 by requiring that each school district must establish a School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC) that comprises various members of the school district and surrounding communities that offer differing perspectives on school safety and security.

At a minimum, the SSSC must consist of individuals from the following areas:

(1) one ore more representatives of an office of emergency management in the district’s county or city

(2) one or more representatives of the local police department or sheriff’s office

(3) one or more representatives of the district’s police department, if applicable

(4) the school board president

(5) a school board member other than the president

(6) the superintendent

(7) Two or more designees of the superintendent, one of whom must be a classroom teacher in the district and one of whom must be an administrator of special education in the district

(8) if the district partners with an open-enrollment charter school (OECS) to provide instruction to students, a member of the OECS board or board’s designee

(9) two parents or guardians of students enrolled in the district.  

Tex. Educ. Code § 37.109(a-1). 

 

The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) and the Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University (TSSC) have collaborated to create guidelines that help Texas school districts in creating and managing SSSC's. You can click on their names to view the guidelines and frequently asked questions:

 

 

 

Click on the image above to report any threats made to harm anyone on campus, any suspicious activity on a campus, bullying and cyberbullying, cheating on schoolwork, dating violence/abuse, depression, self-harm/cutting, drug/tobacco/vaping/alcohol use on campus, eating disorders, or family abuse/neglect.