STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL
At Hidalgo Independent School District, the safety and well-being of our students, staff, and visitors are our highest priority. Our Standard Safety Protocol serves as a comprehensive framework designed to ensure a secure and prepared learning environment across all campuses and facilities. These procedures outline clear, consistent actions for responding to a wide range of situations — from everyday safety practices to emergency incidents.
By adhering to these protocols, we reinforce a culture of awareness, preparedness, and responsibility. Through ongoing training, collaboration with local law enforcement and emergency responders, and continuous review of our safety measures, Hidalgo ISD remains committed to maintaining a safe educational environment where every student can learn and thrive with confidence.
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The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) is a clear, action-based system that helps students, staff, and first responders stay safe during emergencies. Our district adopted SRP as part of a broader effort to ensure that everyone in our schools knows exactly what to do in critical situations, from severe weather to potential threats on campus.
The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) is an emergency response plan that outlines five specific actions schools can take during a crisis situation: Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter. These actions are designed to provide a consistent, structured response that all students and staff can follow, helping schools respond quickly and appropriately while keeping safety at the center of every decision. When an incident requires students to be moved from the school or prevents a normal dismissal, the SRP works in coordination with the Standard Reunification Method (SRM), which ensures students are safely and securely reunited with their families.
- Hold is followed by a location such as "in your room or area" and is used to clear a specific area, or hallways, in order to manage a situation.
- Secure is followed by: "Get Inside. Lock outside doors" and is the protocol used to safeguard students and staff within the building.
- Lockdown is followed by "Locks, Lights, Out of Sight" and is the protocol used to secure individual rooms and keep students quiet and in place.
- Evacuate is always followed by a location, and is used to move students and staff from one location to a different location in or out of the building.
- Shelter is always followed by the hazard and a safety strategy and is the protocol for group and self-protection.
