Safety and Security Measures

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

Full-time school resource officers at the high school, the middle school. The elementary schools maintain a roving SRO. 

• Officers are armed at all times and keep rifles in locked gun safes. 
• Officers are highly trained by the Whitehouse Police Department in collaboration with Whitehouse ISD.
• Security cameras inside and outside schools provide live access to staff and emergency responders. 
• WISD security specialists patrol campuses and perform unannounced security checks
• Regular safety drills and training for staff
• Threat Assessment Teams at each campus
• Raptor Visitor Management system
• 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
• SAY SOMETHING anonymous online tip-line for students, parents, teachers, and others to share concerns
• Police offcers encouraged to use school grounds to complete routine paperwork
• Region 7 ESC safety and security audits 

Other features of Whitehouse ISD schools: 

• Crossings 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)
• 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 pysical needs
• District has a contract for random visits of K9 interdiction