Safe and Healthy Environment

In QCUSD, providing a safe and healthy environment is one of our top priorities. We ensure safety for students and staff by focusing on the following:

Ensuring a secure and healthy environment

  • Each of the QCUSD schools have security and safety features on campus. This includes:
    • Bullet-resistant glass in receptionist area
    • Single-entry security access
    • Interior locking doors for every classroom
    • Routine lockdown drills and practices
  • QCUSD practices a Clean Schools protocol to ensure each site’s cleanliness and continuous improvement with routine evaluations.
  • QCUSD promotes healthy habits, practices, and training to help stop the spread of germs. To learn more, please visit our Mitigation and Protocols page.
  • Clear Bag Policy

Teaching kindness, respect, and integrity

  • QCUSD incorporates the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program into schools and classrooms. This program helps improve and support students’ academic, social, emotional, and behavioral successes. To learn more about how PBIS helps our schools, visit the official PBIS page.

Providing connections, skills, and educational opportunities

  • QCUSD staffs full-time counselors on every elementary campus and two to four counselors in junior high and high schools based on enrollment.
  • College and career advisors are available in all high schools.
  • Threat assessment (self and others) training is required for school administrators and counselors.
  • ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training is required for all QCUSD staff.
  • Conflict resolution and de-escalation training is required for school security.

Bringing awareness to mental health

  • QCUSD employs dedicated school psychologists and counselors to serve students’ mental health needs.
  • QCUSD provides regular opportunities for parents to learn about topics such as supporting mental health, drug prevention, coping skills, and more.
  • Suicide prevention training is required for all secondary school staff.
  • QCUSD partners with Community Bridges for a variety of student support resources.

Enhance diversity-related educational opportunities

  • QCUSD offers diverse programs including foreign language, English language learners, gifted, special education, and opportunities through clubs like Girls Who Code.
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Queen Creek Unified School District Bag Policy

As you cheer on your favorite student-athletes from the bleachers, we know how important these events are to you and your family. Queen Creek Unified School District high schools are implementing clear bag protocols at high school athletics events this school year. The purpose of these protocols is to help ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all students, parents, and game spectators.

Approved Bags:

  • Clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bags (no larger than 12” x 6” x 12”)
  • One-gallon clear plastic freezer bags (i.e. Ziploc)
  • Small clutch bags (no larger than 4.5” x 6.5”) with or without a handle or strap
  • Medical bags (subject to inspection)

Prohibited Items:

Guests will be asked to return the following items to their vehicle as we are unable to provide storage at our venues.

  • Soft or hard sided coolers/ice chests
  • Glass or metal containers
  • Large purses
  • Backpacks
  • Camera bags
  • Tinted / colored totes
  • Mesh bag (i.e. reusable grocery bag)
  • Solid-colored drawstring bag

Possession and/or use of alcohol and tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, are prohibited on school property. Weapons, simulated weapons, and dangerous items are also prohibited.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What are clear bag protocols?
This safety measure aligns with best practices already in place at many public venues and school districts. The protocols enhance public safety at our athletic venues and help ensure a safe, welcoming environment for all spectators.

Do I have to put everything I’m carrying into a permissible bag?
Clear bag protocols limit the type of bags carried into the venue, not items that you normally bring to a game. Therefore, you can carry items such as keys, makeup, feminine products, phone, wallet, etc., in your pockets or jacket if you choose not to use a clear bag or clutch purse.

Can I still bring items such as blankets or jackets in cooler weather?
You may bring blankets or extra clothing if they’re carried over your arm or shoulder. If folded, we just ask that they be opened for inspection at the gate.

What if I need to bring a medical bag?
Guests with medical needs may bring necessary bags, which will be respectfully inspected upon entry.

Are purses prohibited?
Small clutch bags/purses, with or without a handle or strap, are permitted along with a clear bag. This should enable guests to carry the same items they have in previous years and expedite entry into the venue.

Can spectators carry cameras, binoculars, smart phones, or tablets separately from what they put in a clear bag?
All of these items can be carried into the stadium as long as they are not in a case.

What happens if I show up at the gate with a bag that is not permitted?
Guests carrying non-approved bags or items will be required to return them to their vehicle and transfer their belongings to an approved clear plastic bag before entering the venue.

We appreciate your cooperation and support in helping us keep our school events safe and enjoyable for all. Thank you for being a valued part of our school family.

School Resource Officers

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  • Allen John
    John Allen Queen Creek High SRO 480-987-5939

    I have been in law enforcement for 27 years, serving as a correctional officer for four of those years. I have served as a field training officer, juvenile officer, accident investigator, evidence technician, crime scene investigator, undercover narcotics officer, police bicycle officer, general instructor, taser instructor, narcotics canine handler, crisis intervention officer, and crisis negotiator, and I am currently assigned as the School Resource Officer at Queen Creek High School since January 2023. My goal is to provide a safe and productive environment in which the students can thrive. 

    John Allen
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  • Lanter Austin
    Austin Lanter Eastmark High SRO

    I have been a Mesa Police Officer for 15 years. I began my career in 2008 and I worked patrol in all four police districts for my first 5 years in the department. I am now in my fifth year as a school resource officer during my second time in the SRO Unit. I previously worked as the assigned SRO at Westwood High School (from January 2013 through December 2014) before running the Mesa Police Explorer post (now the Mesa Police Cadets). After four years back on patrol, I returned to the unit in January 2021 to take over as the assigned SRO at Taylor Junior High. In March 2022, I moved to Eastmark High School to be their second ever full-time SRO. I get the unique experience of working in the same school where my own children attend, and I have had the opportunity to coach girls basketball in my short time at Eastmark. My favorite part about being a school resource officer is being able to build positive relationships with students on a daily basis in a way that they may not otherwise be able to experience outside of school. There is no assignment in the police department that suits me better than school resource officer, and I plan on doing this until I retire. Go Firebirds!

    Austin Lanter
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  • Shipman Brenton
    Brenton Shipman Crismon High SRO

    Officer Brenton Shipman has proudly served in law enforcement for over twenty years and currently serves as the school resource officer (SRO) at Crismon High School with the Queen Creek Police Department.

    Officer Shipman began his law enforcement career in 2005 with the Davenport Police Department in Davenport, Iowa. He served on patrol from 2005 to 2011 before joining the Fugitive Apprehension Task Force, where he worked from 2011 to 2013. After returning to patrol in 2013, he was assigned to the South District’s second watch — one of the city’s highest-crime areas — where he regularly responded to violent calls for service. During his tenure in Davenport, he also served as a field training officer, mentoring and training new police recruits.

    In October 2015, Officer Shipman relocated to Arizona and joined the Apache Junction Police Department. After serving on patrol for nine months, he transferred to the Criminal Investigations Division as a detective specializing in violent crimes involving both children and adults. While in this role, he was the lead case agent on three homicide investigations and assisted as a co-detective or supporting investigator on six additional homicide cases. He also served as a breacher on the Apache Junction SWAT team.

    Officer Shipman laterally transferred to the Queen Creek Police Department in March 2023. After serving in the Patrol Division, he was assigned to Queen Creek’s first homicide investigation in October 2023. Following that case, he joined the Special Victims Unit, where he investigated child and adult sexual crimes. He also received extensive human trafficking training and worked on several sex trafficking investigations before becoming the school resource officer at Crismon High School in September 2025.

    Throughout his two decades in law enforcement, Officer Shipman has developed a deep passion for working with youth, whom he recognizes as among the most vulnerable yet resilient members of the community. He describes his current role as SRO as the most rewarding experience of his career, calling it his “dream job.”

    Officer Shipman approaches his work with compassion and a “soft touch,” believing strongly in giving victims a voice and ensuring students feel safe, supported, and heard. He strives to serve the Crismon community not just as an officer, but as a friend, mentor, counselor, and teacher.

    He is happily married and the proud father of three children. His wife is an educator, and together they are dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of young people.

    Go, Rattlers!

    Brenton Shipman, SRO Officer