I Love U Guys
& The Standard Response Protocol (SRP)
What is "I Love U Guys?"
I Love U Guys is a foundation that provides crisis response and post crisis reunification methods, training, and resources. These were created through research based best practices of school administrators, psychologists, public safety experts, families, and first responders.
SPS is working with this foundation to provide a revamped safety protocol that students can learn from grades K-12. The training, Standard Response Protocol (SRP), is being implemented in our schools beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. This is a widely used training that is also deployed across the country in colleges and municipal spaces.
What is "SRP"?
By standardizing the vocabulary, all stakeholders can understand the response and status of the event.
SRP: Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter
HOLD
Hold is followed by the Directive: “In Your Room or Area” and is the protocol used when hallways need to kept clear of occupants.
Secure
Secure is followed by the Directive: “Get Inside. Lock Outside Doors” and is the protocol used to safeguard people within the building.
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.
Evacuate
Evacuate and 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.
Shelter -Use the appropriate Safety Strategy for group and self protection. This differs depending on what the issue could be.
Examples: Tornado- Evacuate to shelter area , Hazmat- Seal the room, Earthquake- Drop, Cover, Hold, Tsunami- Get to high ground
