• Standard Response Protocol

    Durham Public Schools has adopted the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) for emergencies that occur at DPS school/ central office. The SRP gives schools and their Campus Emergency Response Team guidance for how to handle each type of emergency situation they may face. Safety and Security has partnered with the “I Love You Guys” Foundation" who has developed this guidance, which is followed by school districts nationwide. Students and staff are trained on the protocol throughout the school year. Below is the Standard Response Protocol:

     

    Hold  Hold is followed by the Directive: "In your Room or Area" and is the protocol used when hallways need to be kept clear of occupants. 

     

     Secure is followed by the Directive: "Get inside. Lock Outside Doors" and is the protocal used to safeguard people within the building. 

     

     Lockdown is followed by "Locks, Lights, Out of Sight" and is the protocol used to secure individual rooms and keep occupants quiet and in place. 

     

     Evacuate and may be followed by a location and is used to move people from one location to a different location in or out of the building. 

     

     Shelter state the Hazard and Safety Strategy for group and self-protection. 

     

     

     

    Parent Handout on the SRP

    SRP K12 2021 Parent Handout-English

    SRP K12 2021 Parent Handout- Spanish