Safety

The safety of our community is our top priority at Horizon Honors Schools.

At Horizon Honors, we know that school safety begins with strong relationships and a positive, caring community. Our proactive approach includes greeting students each morning, checking in with those who may need extra support, and providing regular social-emotional learning opportunities.

Horizon Honors is committed to constant assessment and improvement of school security. We also understand that it is critical to keep students, families, and staff informed during emergency situations.

Security & Safety Measures
Some of our many protocols include:

Reporting a Concern

It takes everyone working together to keep our students safe. Community members may submit a concern via the Horizon Honors Anonymous Tipline at 480-659-3010.

This tipline will be monitored between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on school days. Any reports submitted outside of these hours will be responded to during the following school day. Do NOT use this tipline for issues requiring immediate assistance. If it is an emergency, please call local law enforcement or 911. Also, understand that false reporting will be taken seriously, reported to law enforcement, and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

School Resource Officer
Officer Martin serves as our liaison to the Phoenix Police Department as well as a law enforcement ambassador for our community members. Officer Martin is assigned to our campus as part of the School Safety Grant Program from the Arizona Department of Education.

The roles of a school resource officer include promoting a safe learning environment, fostering relationships with students, and providing resources to school leadership.

Officer Martin is on our campus several days a week during school hours in uniform, with a patrol car parked in our parking lot. Families may see him inside and outside of our buildings before and after school. Students may see him during the school day in the classrooms, during lunch, and at other school-day activities.

Standard Response Protocol (SRP)

Horizon Honors School utilizes Standard Response Protocol as part of the organization Emergency Operations Plan. SRP is being adopted by emergency managers, law enforcement, school and district administrators and emergency medical services across the country.

SRP is based not on individual scenarios but on the response to any given scenario. Historically, schools have taken a scenario-based approach to respond to hazards and threats. By standardizing the vocabulary, all stakeholders can understand the response and status of the event. For students, this provides continuity of expectations and actions throughout their educational career. For teachers, this becomes a simpler process to train and drill. For first responders, the common vocabulary and protocols establish a greater predictability that persists through the duration of an incident. Parents can easily understand the practices and can reinforce the protocol. Additionally, this protocol enables rapid response determination when an unforeseen event occurs.

	Hold is followed by the Directive: "In Your Room or Area" and is the protocol used when hallways need to be kept clear of occupants.
	Secure is followed by the Directive: "Get Inside. Lock Outside Doors" and is the protocol used to safeguard people within the building.
	Lockdown is followed by "Locks, Lights, Out of Sight" and is the protocol used to secure individual rooms and keep occupants quiet and in place.
	Evacuate may be followed by a location, and is used to move people from one location to a different location in or out of the building.
	Shelter and state the Hazard and Safety Strategy for group and self protection.

Family Safety Procedures