GPISD To Put Armed Police Officer At Every School
When Grand Prairie Independent School District students return to school on January 2, they'll be greeted by a uniformed police officer.
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When Grand Prairie Independent School District students return to school on January 2, they'll be greeted by a uniformed police officer.
Safety and security of students and teachers are top of mind in the aftermath of the shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.
The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings." The NRA broke its silence on last week's elementary school shooting that left 26 children and staff dead.
After last week's deadly school shooting in Connecticut the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) has taken additional steps to make sure every school in the district is safe.
Frisco police arrested a Centennial High School student for a making threat online.
Texas Senate leaders have unveiled a package of education reforms that includes an effort to help some public school children attend private schools.
A North Texas politician just elected to the state house has put forward a plan to allow concealed weapons on school campuses.
What is believed to have been a car backfiring may have lead to the lockdown of Birdville Elementary School and the Shannon Learning Center, both in Haltom City. Police said they initially received a report of a gun or gunfire near the school.
Two Arlington schools are on high alert today after a note, with alleged threats against teachers and staff, was found on one campus.
Parents of Granbury High School students pushed for a higher level of security at a school board meeting Monday night, after rumors of a threat of a shooting caused fear among students.
Teachers returning to classrooms across North Texas Monday were flooded with memories of the terrifying school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
The Texas School Safety Center is reporting 78 Texas school districts either have failed to submit safety audits as required by law or don't meet full compliance.
An Austin-area gun store owner is joining the gun rights debate with a controversial offer for teachers in light of the tragic shooting in Connecticut.
North Texas parents and students may see more police officers near school campuses following last Friday's mass shooting inside an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
The family of a 15-year-old student fighting the use of tracking badges in her San Antonio high school is asking a federal court to keep her on campus.