Safety is Our Priority

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In C-FB ISD, we believe that for high achievement to take place, our schools must be safe and focused on learning. Through crisis drills and well developed crisis plans, our campuses, in partnership with our local police and fire departments, are safe.

Last week, we had a bomb threat called into R. L. Turner High School. The campus administration, staff and students responded calmly as they evacuated the building. Working with the Carrollton Police Department, the campus made sure the students were safe and taken care of. We have received numerous compliments from parents and the community about how the staff and students handled the situation.

One parent posted on a media news site, “C-FB takes seriously the safety of their students, and Turner administration reacts appropriately. Families and students love C-FB!”

In crisis situations, the campuses and district work hand-in-hand with first responders. We have outlined our safety plans at www.cfbisd.edu/safety. One specific protocol that we have learned through the years: For the safety of all concerned, we do not notify parents by phone during a crisis. We will communicate with families when the situation is safe with specific instructions regarding the incident.

But safety also includes mental health. C-FB ISD has a staff of qualified counselors who help students deal with pressures around them. This is National School Counseling Week. I want to thank our counselors for their dedication to the safety and welfare of our students.

Our educational team uses many great strategies to ensure that our schools are positive learning environments. We believe that in order to meet our goal of high achievement for all students that schools and classrooms must be safe and promote learning.

Did you know that during a crisis that you can follow C-FB ISD on Facebook, Twitter or our website, www.cfbisd.edu. 

Did you know that C-FB ISD offers an anonymous online and texting program called Talk about It? Talk about It allows campus staff to meet students where they are - online and with text messaging - to help solve issues. C-FB ISD also has a Crime stoppers program. And a Crime stoppers tip led to the arrest of the individual responsible for the hoax bomb threat at Turner.