Garland ISD’s Security Department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Our state-of-the-art dispatch center monitors 4,300 security cameras across 93 square miles, including 71 campuses and 86 facilities. The security team of 33 and the 45 school resource officers from our tri-city police departments do everything possible to keep students and staff safe.

All external doors across the district are remote-controlled & monitored and feature propped door alarms. The Security Dept. conducts daily random searches and daily intrusion audits. Security also facilitates Standard Response Protocol training, Content Keeper to monitor online student activity, Anonymous Alerts, Emergency Operations Plans, Stop the Bleed program, Raptor and ensuring that all SROs are Active Law Enforcement Rapid Response Trained.