TxSSC
School Safety Spotlight Awards
Collaborative Community Partnerships
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for fiscal year.
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Carrollton PD, Dallas PD, Farmers Branch PD, and Irving PD SRO Units
Collaborative Community Partnerships
In response to numerous hoax social media threats made after September 11, 2024, which caused significant disruptions across its campuses, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (CFBISD) partnered with local municipalities to create an informative video aiming to reduce anxiety in the school community and educate students and parents about the legal consequences of hoax threats. The video features school resource officers (SROs), helping students associate the message with familiar faces and existing positive relationships.
The video was shared widely, including via email and push notifications to all parents, during school homeroom periods for students, and on the district’s Facebook, YouTube, and X pages. The video conveyed that the district takes all threats seriously and that hoax threats are unacceptable and will be investigated, encouraging students, staff, and parents to feel confident in the safety and security of CFBISD campuses.
“Familiar faces, in familiar places - students see officers in the environment that they roam each and every day at school. They stop and think, should I post this or would my SRO see this and come talk to me. The video makes an impact by putting a familiar face to the accountability of their posts (threats).”