Safety & Security

Welcome to the Safety and Security webpage.  Here you will find a variety of information relative to how the District works to provide your students with a safe and secure learning environment.  This information is updated often, so please visit the site on a regular basis.  Should you have any ideas as to information which should be included on this site, please contact the Security Manager, Don Sturdivant, at 972.261.5134 or dsturdivant@irvingisd.net.”

News

DPS warns parents: Mexican cartels and gangs recruiting in Texas schools The Texas Department of Public Safety is warning parents across the state to be aware of efforts by Mexican cartels and transnational gangs to recruit Texas youth in our schools and communities. These violent organizations are luring teens with the prospect of cars, money and notoriety, promising them if they get caught, they will receive a minimal sentence ...

 

Irving ISD Security: Security Plan, 2009-2010 (by J. Pat Lamb)  Over the last several years, I have sought to keep you informed of security matters through an annual updated letter.  I truly feel that as parents and students of our District, you have a right to know the steps we are taking to provide a safe, secure, and orderly environment within our schools.  Like you, I have watched the frightening images of violence in schools through the lens of media coverage; and, like you, I am concerned as a parent when I see innocence violated by those who would seek to cause harm to others.  Please know that we give ourselves to the matter of providing safety and security to the students, staff, and visitors of our District; we constantly strive to improve, to learn of new methods, to train for the emergencies we hope never to occur.  And now, instead of looking over the horizon to the potential for violence, we find concern for the health of our children in the form of the H1N1 flu.  Indeed, the threat to our students and staff is broad and varied ...(read more)

• Increasing influenza Activity in Dallas County

• N1H1 Flu (Swine Flu)

• Back to School Reminders and Tips

• Labor Day Crackdown on Drunk Driving

• Identity Theft:  Steps You Can Take

• Irving Police Implement Crime Reduction Initiatives and Enhance Vehicle Burglary Prevention Efforts

• You! The Key to an Effective Security Strategy   Pat Lamb

• DCHHS Urges the Public to Prepare for Possible Severe Weather in the Aftermath of Hurricane Ike

• DCHHS Making Preparation to Receive Possible Hurricane Evacuees

• Cell Phones in the Classroom

• Cell Phone Ban in School Zones

• Crypto Outbreak Information for Schools

• Pandemic Flu Prevention

• Practical School Security and Emergency Planning E-Newsletter

• Frequently Asked Questions about V-Soft in Irving ISD

• New Security Measure to be Implemented:  V-Soft Visitor Identification

• Cleaning Up the Rumors About Hand Sanitizers

• When Seconds Count: A Holistic Approach to School Security Pat Lamb

• Tabletop Training: Preparing for Crisis Events   Pat Lamb

Health Advisories

• For more Health Advisories Click here

Parents should be aware of drug abuse and its signs

• For more information about drug abuse and prevention Click Here

Publications from the National Crime Prevention Council

• A Dozen Things STUDENTS can do to stop School Violence

• A Dozen Things PARENTS can do to stop School Violence

• A Dozen Things PRINCIPALS can do to stop School Violence

• A Dozen Things TEACHERS can do to stop School Violence

Hot Links

• Security Phone Number

• Crisis Management Plan

• Growing Up Drug-Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention

• Amber Alerts

• SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

• Compulsory Attendance

• Internet Safety

  •  Internet Safety (I-Safe) Website

  •  Internet Safety (TEA) Website

  •  Internet Safety Virtual Training

Websites

• Raptorware V-Soft (Visitor Registration and Volunteer Tracking)

• Interquest Detection Canines

Also visit:

www.schoolsecurity.org

Don Sturdivant

Security Manager

Don has been employed with the District since January, 1991, where he began his career working as a Maintenance and Security Dispatcher.  In 1993, he was promoted to the position of Energy Management Specialist, where he helped launch the new energy management system for the District.  In 1996, he was promoted to the position of Energy Manager and served in this capacity until 2007, when he assumed the position of Security Manager.  His main responsibilities include overseeing a 51-member security department, putting into place processes designed to create and maintain a safe, secure, and orderly environment for teaching and learning, and providing oversight for all security technological systems (such as Keyless Entry, Closed Circuit Television, and the Raptor V-Soft visitor identification system)