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Wake County Schools to adopt plain-language Standard Response Protocol and standardized reunification process
Summary
District security staff outlined plans to replace color-coded emergency signals with plain-language SRP terms (including a new 'hold' status), standardize a six-step reunification process with verification cards, and run training modules and demos; members questioned scalability and technology fallbacks.
Wake County Schools staff told the Safety & Security Committee on Nov. 5 they are moving away from color-coded emergency signals in favor of a plain-language Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and a standardized reunification process developed in partnership with the I Love You Guys Foundation.
"We're looking to move away from the old code red, code yellow, code green ... to a more plain-language, plain-speak best practice," Mr. Scott, the district's senior director of security, said. He explained that while the names change, the classroom actions tied to those signals will remain the same.
Mr. Scott described the SRP terms and a new in-between status called "hold" for…
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