Texas schools are required to have silent panic alerts. Here’s how one Houston-area district is using them
DEER PARK, Texas – When seconds count during a school emergency, how quickly can a teacher get help?…
Northside ISD installs door monitoring alarms to strengthen campus security
SAN ANTONIO – The Northside Independent School District (NISD) announced new safety upgrades across all of its campuses…
What to know about San Antonio schools’ clear backpack policies
Some families in San Antonio may need to add new backpacks to their shopping lists as they gear…
5 takeaways from The New York Times’ investigation into Texas school police
Anabelle Jaramillo’s first and only encounter with the police officers in her Texas high school happened when she…
Texas’ discipline push sends kids to ‘jail-like’ campuses
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Texas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and tasered students
This girl was fighting her classmates. A police officer at her school, near Houston, blinded her with pepper…
San Antonio school districts reveal costs of new seat belt requirements
Local school districts say it’s not “financially feasible” to install three-point seat belts on all school buses, even…
Three-point seat belt law could cost Texas schools millions
Local school districts say it’s not “financially feasible” to install three-point seat belts on all school buses, even…
How San Antonio schools are implementing panic button mandates
The halls of Shepard Middle School are calm on a recent Thursday morning: the bell rings, students move…
After Uvalde, Texas acted — but school safety readiness still lags
Every year as we mark the anniversary of the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, I think about the 19…
Parents organize after multiple gun incidents at Klein ISD schools
KLEIN, Texas – Parents across Klein ISD say they’re worried about their children’s safety after several gun-related incidents…
North Texas high schools Anna, Coppell close due to possible bomb threats
A series of bomb threats disrupted classes at North Texas schools Wednesday morning, school officials said. In a…