District Police Department
Castleberry ISD currently has a team of six police officers, including a Chief of Police, and investigative police officer. Officers patrol and monitor the interior and exterior of each campus throughout the day to ensure all children are safe and protected while at school and at extra-curricular events.
Each of these officers has earned a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Peace Officer License and has prior experience working in law enforcement. The district’s Police Department maintains a positive partnership with the City of River Oaks, Sansom Park, and Fort Worth Police Departments to ensure the quickest response when emergencies arise.
Campus Security Monitors
Campus security monitors provide additional security and assist campus administration with maintaining a safe and secure school environment. This includes supervising students in the cafeteria, hallways, restrooms, school grounds, parking lots, athletic facilities, bus loading areas, and more. Each hall monitor is required to complete the Castleberry ISD safety training course to learn de-escalation and defensive tactics.
The district has hired these additional campus monitors to monitor the exterior of the building throughout the day. Security monitors may be found circling the campus on golf carts, or on foot to check for any suspicious activity and ensure exterior doors are locked and not propped open.
Visitor Management System
The campus receptionist utilizes the district's visitor management system, which ensures all visitors to a campus identify their reason for visiting, child’s name/teacher (if applicable), and complete the electronic check in process using their state issued identification (ID).
Locked Doors
All exterior doors, including the main entry, remain locked throughout the day to ensure students and employees are safe. To gain entry to a campus, a visitor must ring a “video doorbell,” and inform the campus receptionist the reason for visiting the campus and their child's name. Once inside the office, the visitor will provide ID and be checked in. District personnel who are approved to be at each campus are provided access with their employee ID.
Castleberry ISD campus and district personnel constantly survey the campuses throughout the day to ensure all exterior doors are securely locked and are not propped open.
Cameras
All buildings are equipped with interior and exterior cameras. These cameras are always recording, and are monitored throughout the day by district and campus security personnel who watch for suspicious people, behavior, and unauthorized access.
Mandatory Safety Drills
Castleberry ISD implements all safety practices and guidelines recommended by the Texas School Safety Center. This includes mandatory safety drills and trainings, an emergency operations plan for all campuses, as well as regular safety and security audits as required by the Texas Education Code.
External Safety Audit
Law enforcement agencies are audited at least once every five years by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Castleberry ISD Police Department was audited in fall 2021. During this audit, no deficiencies were noted.
Reunification Process
In the event of an emergency, Castleberry ISD has an established procedure for reunification. Parents/Guardians will be notified by school officials and the Castleberry ISD Police Department to their child’s specific location via phone call, text message, and e-mail sent using School Messenger, the district’s mass broadcast message system. During the reunification process, it is important parents remain calm and patient while law enforcement and district officials work to safely release students to parents.
In order to receive notifications from Castleberry ISD in a timely manner, it is important for parents to ensure their contact information in Skyward Family Access is correct. To learn how to update contact information in Skyward Family Access, visit the district’s Contact Preferences webpage.