Mark Hopkins
Director of Public Safety

Senate Bill 1074 - Racial Profiling

2005 Racial Profiling Report

The Katy Independent School District supports the 77th Texas Legislature's mandate prohibiting racial profiling in Texas. Our police officers work under a departmental policy that is consistent with all state and federal laws. The policy includes provisions for citizens to contact us if they have a conflict with a Katy Independent School District police officer.

The relationship between the community and our officers is based on confidence and trust. We trust that the vast majority of contacts between citizens and officers are conducted in a positive, professional manner. We cannot be effective without both the community and our officers working together to achieve this goal. However, the Katy Independent School District Police Department realizes that there will be disagreements, from time to time, with individuals that come in contact with our officers. We realize that confusion, different perceptions, or possibly the timeliness of information could result in different accounts of the same incident. These disagreements between citizens and officers need to be addressed.

Citizens feeling that they have a legitimate concern may make a formal complaint to the Katy Independent School District Police Department at any time. Information on the complaint process may be obtained from any member of this department. Additional information about this process may be obtained by calling us at (281) 675-7000 or e-mailing to Katy ISD Police Department.
The Katy Independent School District Police Department would also like to know about positive police contacts. Please write the Chief a letter or note to let him know about a positive contact with our officers. Chief Mark Hopkins will let the officer know about your letter and a copy will be placed in the officer's personnel folder.

We are very proud of the relationship the Katy Independent School District Police Department shares with the community. Our longstanding goal is to provide our students, staff, and visitors with a safe and secure learning environment.