How will parents be notified if their child’s school will be used as an emergency shelter?
Letters were sent home with students on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 at the seven LISD secondary campuses that were likely to be used as shelter sites. Most of these campuses also posted a notice on their campus websites. When it was determined that RHS was the best location for the “collapsing” of our original three shelters into a single site, we notified Rouse High School’s parents via e-mail and phone. Q: Who is responsible for student safety and shelter management if a school is serving as a shelter during school hours? A: School operations and student safety are under the direction of the school principal and other campus administration, with the assistance of assigned school resource officers and designated safety/emergency team members. We have assigned additional law enforcement officers to the shelter campuses to ensure the safety of students as well as evacuees. LISD continually monitors shelter activities to ensure safe and smooth operations. Other LISD administrators and the R
