Mineola Independent School District's
SAFETY & SECURITY
~LEARNING PORTAL~
The Mineola ISD Safety & Security Learning Portal is a place where students, staff, parents, or simply interested members of the community can come and learn about the different Safety and Security protocols and technology being practiced and available to them at Mineola ISD.
STOP THE BLEED
EMERGENCY TRAUMA CARE
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RAPTOR ALERT
SILENT ALARM ALERT TECHNOLOGY
RAPTOR ALERT SET UP AND RESOURCES
GAGGLE SAFETY MANAGEMENT
Key Word Safety Alert Software
GAGGLE Machine learning technology flags concerning content in our students’ school-issued accounts for review and blocks potentially harmful content. Gaggle helps MISD staff see the early warning signs so they can take action to protect students from harming themselves or others—before it’s too late. In severe situations concerning any of our students mental health or safety, Select MISD staff and administrators are immediately notified by phone, even after standard business hours.
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STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL
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STANDARD REUNIFICATION METHOD
MISD Active Threat Response Protocols
MISD STAFF CONTACT POLICY
A certified or licensed employee, or any other employee designated in writing by the superintendent or a campus principal, MAY use electronic communications with students who are currently enrolled in the district. The employee MUST comply with the provisions outlined in the MISD employee contact policy.
SAFE GUN STORAGE
Texas law now requires school districts to distribute information to parents and guardians about the safe storage of firearms. The attached information and links will help you learn about options for, as well as how to talk to your child and others about, the safe storage of firearms.
In 2021, 4,613 Texans experienced gun-related deaths. The Texas Department of State Health Services (SHS) reports that 55% of Texas firearms deaths in 2020 were suicides and that 59% of all suicides in Texas were by firearms. Suicide attempts involving firearms have a 90% fatality rate. Restricting access to guns is critical in reducing acts of violence, whether as self-harm or towards others. Acts of mass violence and interpersonal violence often end in suicide.
It is unlawful to store, transport, or abandon an unsecured firearm in a place where children are likely to be and can obtain access to the firearm. Under Texas Penal Code 46.13, a person commits the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child if the child gains access to a readily dischargeable firearm, and the person with criminal negligence:
Failed to secure the firearm; or
Left the firearm in a place to which the person knew or should have known the child would gain access
The penalty for allowing a child access to a firearm can range from a Class C misdemeanor (punishable by a $500 fine) to a Class A misdemeanor (punishable by a $4000 fine, a year in jail, or a combination of the two).
Texas exempts the purchase of firearm safety equipment from Texas Sales and Use Tax.
HUMAN/CHILD TRAFFICKING
Human/Child trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transporting, or procurement of a person for labor or services for the purpose of involuntary servitude, slavery, or forced commercial sex acts. While human/child trafficking is a global problem, it is also a Texas problem. All public schools must post warning signs visible both employees and visitors of the increased penalties for human trafficking.
In Texas, the Office of the Attorney General reports there are 79,000 victims of youth and minor sex trafficking at any given time. It is important for parents to monitor their child’s personal relationships and online activity.
Children and adolescents are more susceptible to becoming targets of human trafficking due to their use of various social media, gaming, and other online platforms. Traffickers are also spending more time online, and children and adolescents may not recognize the danger they are in.
Traffickers pose as friends, boyfriends, and girlfriends. It is important to watch for some of these potential indicators that your child may be a victim of human trafficking:
Has an older ‘boyfriend’ or ‘girlfriend’
Change in school attendance, friends, vocabulary, or demeanor
Sudden appearance of expensive, luxury items
Truancy from school
Tattoos or branding
Sexually provocative style of clothing
Multiple phones or dual or secret social media accounts
Unexplained injuries
Isolation from family, friends, and community
If you suspect a child is a victim of human trafficking, call:
911 in case of emergency
Texas Department of Family Services at 1 (800)-252-5400
National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-3737-888 or text “Help” or “Info” to 233733
Visit the Texas School Safety Center for more information on Human/Child Trafficking
Then I heard the voice of the lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said,
"Here am I. Send ME!" ~ Isaiah 6:8