School Safety and Emergency Readiness
General Response Protocols (GRP)
The following safety videos are useful tools that demonstrate how Building Response Teams may operate and how school buildings use the General Response Protocols during an emergency:
Hold In SY21-22, we introduced an additional General Response Protocol called Hold. The Hold response calls for no movement throughout the building until the “all clear” is given. While in Hold response, instruction and office tasks may continue as normal but no one may leave the room they are in until the Hold has ended. Read more on the Emergency Readiness Page
Parents Guide to School Safety and Emergency Readiness
Chancellor’s Regulations A-412 Security in the Schools
Chancellor’s Regulations A-413 Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devices
Chancellor’s Regulations A-414 Safety Plans
Chancellor’s Regulations A-415 Emergency Notification System
Discipline Code-Includes List of Prohibited Weapons. Check Your Child's Backpack Often!
Sign Up for DOE alerts and messages through NYCSA
Staff Infohub Only: General Response Protocols/Lessons Plans/Instructional Resources/Parent Letters