Each school district or public junior college district shall adopt and implement a multi-hazard emergency operations plan for use in the district's facilities.

Texas School Safety Center Video on EOP Requirements

Texas School Safety Center  EOP Requirements Handout

EOP Legislative Mandate  

District and Campus Emergency Operations Plans Assistance  

District EOP Plan Template

• LINK to go to the Texas School Safety Centers EOP help center.

• Sample Incident Command Roles

• Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) 

• Train Derailment Plan from TxSSC

• Stadium Evacuation Plan from TxSSC

• Pipeline Emergency Plan from TxSSC

• Inclement Weather Plan from TxSSC

• Reunification Plan from TxSSC

Standard Response Protocols and Standard Reunification Protocols for Campus EOPs

This is one of the most used and recommended EOP protocols in the nation. It is a perfect way to standardize your response in a district. This also has one of the best Reunification Protocols I have seen. It is free and ready to edit to meet your local needs.  

TxSSC Standard Response Protocols 

TxSSC Standard Reunification Method 

Emergency Drill Guidance- Drill Reference Guide Flip chart

• LINKto go to the Texas School Safety Centers drill guidance help center with example drill logs

• LINK to see State fire drill guidance and forms 

LINK to download samples and examples of signs that are required to be posted at every campus.

Safety Checklists and Resources

Emergency Go Kit-  Recommended materials for the classroom in an emergency that is checked each semester. Ask the question, "if we were locked in the room for 4 hours or locked out of the building for 4 hours what would we need to care for students?"    

Safety Checklists

• Science Lab Safety

• Ward Science Safety Data Sheets

• Flynn Scientific Safety Data Sheets 

• Classroom Safety Checklist

• Playground Safety Checklist and Playground Safety Handbook 

Emergency Procedures for Parents

• This brochure can be used to effectively inform parents of the safety procedures your district uses and how you want parents to respond in an emergency.

School safety material at the state and national levels 

• Texas School Safety - has EOP templates, DAR information, school safety plans, all available on-line.

• Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools

• Preparing Texas - you will need to create a login to access resources and training's

• Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide- this publication can be downloaded from this OSEP web site.

• Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools- This publication can be downloaded from this OSEP web site.

• School Safety Resources at TEA and School Safety at TEA 

• National School Safety Center - school safety planning ideas and resources.

• American School Safety - school safety planning ideas and resources.

• National School Nurses Association

Homeland Security Resources

• The Texas Department of Homeland Security - Texas emergency / crises management resources.

• U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

• The Federal Emergency Management Agency - provides information regarding national emergency / crises management resources.

• Choose To Care Home Page - Under "Helpful Links" posts all previous Texas School Safety Center Special Terrorism Alerts, the full text of the "Proactive Guide" to terrorism, and links to other relative state and federal agencies.