Brookfield Schools Adopt a Standard Emergency Response Protocol

Brookfield Public Schools is implementing a new emergency-response process across the district. The Standard Response Protocol, known as SRP, is a nationally recognized set of procedures for responding to emergencies in schools, developed by the "I Love U Guys" Foundation.

At Brookfield High School, the principal shared information about the protocol with students and staff this week during instructional leadership time, describing it as an initial presentation. The district will keep working through how the protocols will be put into practice at the high school, with more information to come in the weeks ahead. A copy of the SRP poster will be placed in every classroom and office across the school.

The protocol gives schools and first responders a shared vocabulary for emergencies, with standard actions such as hold, secure, lockdown, evacuate, and shelter. The idea is that students, staff, and responding officers all mean the same thing by the same words, whether the situation is a medical emergency, severe weather, or a threat on campus.

The rollout comes as the school year moves into its second quarter. The first quarter ended Friday, November 6, and seniors were reminded that they must complete 50 community service hours to graduate; any senior who had not reached the 37.5-hour benchmark by November 6 will meet with a counselor and assistant principal to review next steps.

Two dates for families to note: the Grad Party is Friday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m., and the Freshman Forum for Class of 2029 students and families is Friday, November 20, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Brookfield High School Auditorium. The forum will cover substance abuse, gambling, and other behavioral health topics, with presentations from the Western Connecticut Coalition, Generation SOS, the high school counseling department, and Brookfield CARES. Parents are encouraged to bring their ninth graders.

A few smaller notes from the high school this week: students can now buy breakfast in the cafeteria from 7:00 to 7:30 a.m., yearbooks for the 2025-2026 school year are available for preorder at $65, and the school is reminding families to use the updated morning drop-off pattern after several students were dropped off on Long Meadow Hill Road, narrowly avoiding accidents.