Because of our commitment to safety and security preparedness, Bryant Public Schools has measures in place to protect our learning environments. Some of these include:

• District Crisis Plan (updated annually)*

• School safety plans and emergency response procedures (ALERRT, Avoid | Deny | Defend™) with training for staff (updated annually)*

• Crisis Communications Plan, which includes parent notification procedures

• Nursing staff and additional personnel trained in CPR, First Aid, and Stop the Bleed

• Nine schools and Pre-K earned Heart Safe School designation from Project ADAM and Arkansas Children's Hospital for cardiac emergencies

• Integrated curriculum and processes to increase school safety (Capturing Kids’ Hearts)

• Bark for Schools web content filter

• Partnerships with local emergency responders (Bryant Police Department, Bryant Fire Fire Department, Shannon Hills Fire and Police, Benton Police Department, Saline County Sheriff’s Office) and collaboration for meeting, training, and planning

• Armed presence at each school: School Resource Officers (SROs) or Commissioned School Security Officers (CSSOs) 

• Campus monitors to assist with supervision on BHS campus

• Secure entryways in each school

• Visitor sign-in procedures, including camera recognition and visitor buzzer symptoms

• Exterior entrance/exit doors with adjacent glass covered with break resistant film

• Classroom doors equipped with storm door locks ( auto lock when door is closed, but accessible from inside)

• Emergency response drills with students and staff (fire, tornado, and active shooter)

• Over 1,400 cameras located throughout all school campuses

• Video surveillance on buses

• Presence of first aid kits, fire extinguishers, AED machines, and Stop the Bleed stations

• Hornet Tip line on Bryant Public Schools App

• Threat Assessment processes

What you can expect if a situation should occur:

• School emergency response procedures will be implemented. 

• All appropriate emergency response agencies will be dispatched to the school, as needed.

• The district Administration Office will be informed and will respond quickly and effectively to ensure the safety of all students and staff.

• Depending on the situation, students and staff will be secured within the building or evacuated to a safe location.

• Families will be kept informed on the situation with as much detail as possible to ensure the safety of all students and response personnel.

• Refer to the School Emergency Information Guide for Parents for additional information.

*For security reasons, components of our emergency plans are not publicly available.