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Bastrop ISD reports one intruder-detection finding, expands stop-the-bleed training
Summary
A district safety audit found one unlocked exterior door at Cedar Creek Middle School that staff remediated; the safety coordinator reported reductions in audit findings across several years and a large increase in student participation in stop-the-bleed training required under House Bill 496.
Ted Coleman, the district’s safety and security coordinator, briefed trustees on May 13 about intruder detection audit findings and the district’s stop-the-bleed training for students.
Coleman reported an intruder detection audit finding at Cedar Creek Middle School where “a door found open or discovered at Cedar Creek Middle School” prompted maintenance to adjust the latch and triggered the state-required corrective sequence: mandatory faculty meeting, remedial training and follow-up support. He told trustees that once the issue arose the campus conducted the required remedial training and that maintenance addressed the latch.
Coleman reviewed multi-year audit results: for 2022–23 auditors examined 13 campuses and found five findings; for 2023–24 auditors examined 15 campuses and found four findings; for 2024–25 auditors examined 15 campuses and reported one finding (the Cedar Creek Middle School door), with corrective actions to be submitted.
He reiterated that state auditors require exterior doors to remain locked and said the district “exceeded the standard” by having a superintendent and two board members serve on the BISD safety and security committee. Coleman also described the district’s House Bill 496 stop-the-bleed training, noting growth from three student participants in the first year to nearly 100 participants this year; the training is a multi-hour first-aid course the state requires districts to offer to students in grades 7–12.
Trustees praised the district’s security emphasis and asked clarifying questions about door locking practices and implementation; Coleman said he believes the district has “made really big strides” on school safety and credited campus and community partnerships for growth in training participation.
