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Working to keep our students and staff safe.

At Boerne ISD, it is a priority to ensure the physical safety and emotional well-being of all students, staff, and visitors. Each day at our campuses, safety measures are in place to facilitate a safe and healthy learning environment.

During a crisis, it is our goal to protect lives and property, respond to emergencies promptly and appropriately, coordinate with first responders, aid in recovery, and help to restore normal school operations as quickly as possible. The information below highlights some of the ways we work together to support BISD.

Visitors and Guests
BISD utilizes the Raptor Visitor Management System at each of our campuses. The system assists us by managing the screening and access of our visitors and guests. Your cooperation is appreciated. 

1. Enter only at the front door/office of the campus.
2. Visitors are required to present a valid government-issued ID, such as a driver's license or state identification card.
3. The card will be scanned and the data will be compared with a national database of registered sex offender.
4. When approved, a badge will be printed with the visitor's name, photo, date, and time.
5. If declined, you will be directed to contact the office of Safety and security.

What Happens During A Threat?

Standard Response Protocol
Shelter: For hazard using a safety strategy. Hazards might include:

  • Tornado
  • Hazmat
  • Earthquake
  • Tsunami 

Safety Strategies might include:

  • Evacuate to a shelter area
  • Seal in a room
  • Drop, cover and hold
  • Get to higher ground

Evacuate: To a location away from the situation

Lockdown: Locks, Lights, Out of Sight

Secure: Get Inside, lock outside doors

Hold: Stay in your current location/ area. Clear all hallways and walkways. 

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When a serious threat occurs:
Any emergency could result in delays in the normal drop-off or release schedule for a campus. Boerne ISD will provide frequent updates to families with schedule changes and drop-off or pick-up locations.  In a crisis, accurate information matters. 

We are in constant contact with our local police departments' command staffs, and we will relay that information directly to the families of our students. 

We will verify information from multiple sources, so rely on us to relay information as soon as we get it directly from our local police departments.

How will I get information?
We will communicate with parents via text message, email, and automated phone calls. The same information will be shared on the Boerne PD Facebook page.

Update Parent/Guardian Information

Should I head straight to the school?
In short: No.

While we understand you feel your place is with your child/ren, your presence at the school will only take resources away from protecting your student(s), or placing you in harm's way. Please allow local first responders to handle the situation to restore safety as soon as possible and await confirmation on the reunification process from a safe distance away from the school.

See Something, Say Something

Any emergency could result in delays in the normal drop-off or release schedule for a campus. Boerne ISD will provide frequent updates to families with schedule changes and drop-off or pick-up locations.  In a crisis, accurate information matters. 

We are in constant contact with our local police departments' command staffs, and we will relay that information directly to the families of our students. 

We will verify information from multiple sources, so rely on us to relay information as soon as we get it directly from our local police departments.

See Something, Say Something

Empowered Partner Program

Boerne ISD and these partner businesses are proud to work together to provide safe locations for students in need. Please feel free to share these businesses and their locations with your children to inform them where they can go if they need a safe location or an adult's assistance.

The Empowered Partner Program is designed to create a supportive and safe environment for our students. Through this program, local businesses and organizations become safe zones where students can seek help if they are in need of assistance. These partners are easily identifiable because they will have an Empowered Partner sticker on their door or window of their location.

To find out more about our Empowered Partner program or how to become an Empowered Partner, please click the link below. 

Learn More About the Empowered Partner Program

Boerne ISD School Resource Officers

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Keep 'em Safe, Texas!

Districts must provide information from the Keep 'Em Safe, Texas annually.  Safe gun storage is imperative in making sure that our students remain safe outside of school. To learn more about how to properly secure your firearms and keep your entire family safer, please visit Safe Gun Storage Texas.

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  • Store unloaded and secured by using a trigger lock, biometric lock, gun case, strong box, gun cabinet or gun safe.

    • Cable Lock: A cable lock blocks the barrel of the firearm from locking into a position to prevent the fireing of the weopon. They are avalible with a key or with a combination lock for all personal firearms. *Affordable *Widely available
    • Trigger Lock: A trigger lock clamps down around the trigger and trigger guard to prevent the trigger from being pulled. They are available with a key or combination lock. *Affordable *Widely available
    • Biometric Lock: A type of trigger lock, the biometric lock is customized for you and your firearm. It uses fingerprint technology to allow access. *Quick access in case of emergency *Only authorized user(s) will be able to handle the gun
    • Firearm Case: A gun case is a portable firearm storage case that is made of plastic. An external lock can be added for extra security.  *Easily transported *Protects firearm from damage
    • Storage Box: A strong box is a small safe designed to store a single or multiple firearms. They are accessible with key, code, or fingerprint technology. Most are designed to be mountable to a vertical surface. *Portable *More durable than gun cases *Difficult to steal if permanently mounted to a vertical surface *Can store multiple firearms
    • Firearms Cabinets: A firearm cabinet can store multiple firearms. They’re more like furniture and are often crafted of wood and glass to display guns. Most will have a locking feature. *Usually less expensive than a gun safe * Aesthetically pleasing
    • Firearm Safe/Vault: The most secure option, a gun safe can store multiple firearms and ammunition. They are usually made from steel and heavy. It is recommended they be secured to prevent them from falling over. They can be opened by a key, code, or fingerprint technology *Difficult to steal *Can store multiple devices and other personal items *Keeps firearms out of sight *Most are fire-resistant

  • Store and lock ammunition safely in their original labled box. 

    • Storage Box: A strong box is a small safe designed to store a single or multiple firearms. They are accessible with key, code, or fingerprint technology. Most are designed to be mountable to a vertical surface. *Portable *More durable than gun cases *Difficult to steal if permanently mounted to a vertical surface *Can store multiple firearms
    • Firearms Cabinets: A firearm cabinet can store multiple firearms. They’re more like furniture and are often crafted of wood and glass to display guns. Most will have a locking feature. *Usually less expensive than a gun safe * Aesthetically pleasing
    • Firearm Safe/Vault: The most secure option, a gun safe can store multiple firearms and ammunition. They are usually made from steel and heavy. It is recommended they be secured to prevent them from falling over. They can be opened by a key, code, or fingerprint technology *Difficult to steal *Can store multiple devices and other personal items *Keeps firearms out of sight *Most are fire-resistant

  • Keep others from getting access to stored firearms and ammunition 24/7. That includes family, friends, children, or other visitors.

    Making sure all firearm storage containers are secured and not easily asccesable or easy to open.

  • Keep 'Em Safe Texas

  • TALK TO OTHER PARENTS: About one-third of homes with children have at least one firearm — and many of those guns are both unlocked and loaded. It is important to keep your child away from firearms. But parents are often uncomfortable having a conversation about gun safety with others. Remember, you’re just trying to keep your child safe. The best way to do that is to find out whether there is a firearm and how it is being stored in any home where your child goes to play

    TALK TO YOUR KIDS: Children are curious and will have questions about guns. Whether there is a firearm in your home or not, it is important to talk to your child about the rules of gun safety. There may be a situation where they see a gun and you are not around. They should know how to act. Choose a time and place where they won’t be distracted to have the conversation. Consider their age when you are talking to your child about gun safety. Ask them what they already know, and encourage them to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to talk to them again to make sure they remember.

    TALK TO YOUR COMMUNITY: As important as it is to keep firearms away from the wrong hands, it’s also important to talk to your fellow Texans about safe gun storage. You can talk to others and share our resources about gun safety at group or community events, PTA meetings, religious organizations, HOA meetings, or other gatherings. The more people know about how to safely store firearms, the more we can KEEP ‘EM SAFE, TEXAS!

    THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND: 

    • Don’t be confrontational. Be respectful.
    • Make sure you’re completely comfortable with the person’s answers before you let your child stay with them.
    • There is no harm in asking. There is potentially more harm in not asking.
    • Most parents, including gun owners, won’t mind your questions at all.

    SOME WAYS YOU CAN APPROACH THE SUBJECT: 

    • “My child is very curious and gets into everything. I’m worried about what would happen if he came across a gun...”
    • “All of us in the PTA (or in our church group, etc.) have committed to making sure our children are safe. So, I’ve gotten in the habit of asking everyone...”
    • “(Name of your child) has never been to your house before; can you tell us more about what it will be like?”
    • “We don’t let our kids watch too much television or drink too much soda. (List other concerns.) Here are more serious concerns I have…”