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Standard Response Protocol (SRP)

A uniform, planned, and practiced response to any incident is the foundation of a safe school. The SRP is action-based, flexible, and easy to learn. It rationally organizes tactics for response to weather events, fires, accidents, intruders, and other threats to personal safety.

The SRP’s development is ever-evolving, created through extensive collaboration between experts, including first responders, public safety personnel, school districts, and local communities. Its tactics are data-driven, researched, and based on experience and contemporary practices.

  • 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. Example: A student or staff member is having a medical emergency in the hallway.
  • Secure
    Secure is followed by the Directive: "Get Inside. Lock Outside Doors" and is the protocol used to safeguard people within the building. Example: Local law enforcement is responding to a situation near one of the schools.
  • Lockdown
    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. Example: An active threat is in one of the schools.
  • Evacuate
    Evacuate 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. Example: A fire or a utility issue within the building.
  • Shelter
    Shelter and state the Hazard and Safety Strategy for group and self-protection. Example: Severe weather.

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    • SRP K12-T 2025 Classroom Instructor Guide Download PDF
      This workbook has been designed to help presenters learn the SRP presentation.
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    • SRP PK-2 V2 Curriculum Workbook Download PDF 30MB
      This workbook has been produced to help preschool and elementary teachers guide students through the process of learning how to stay safe by engaging in fun activities.
       

    • SRP K12 2023 Operational Guidance V4.1 Download PDF
      2023 guidance for schools, districts, departments and agencies. Please refer to the SRP K12 2025 Operational Guidance V4.2 for updated guidance.