Wylie ISD creates safety awareness campaign
There are three words that a North Texas school district believes can go a long way to make its classrooms safer – close, click and check.
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There are three words that a North Texas school district believes can go a long way to make its classrooms safer – close, click and check.
What happened in Uvalde a year ago this month brought attention to a security risk that schools often struggle with.
Family members of some of the 21 victims murdered in the Robb Elementary School shooting were back at the state Capitol.
On what would have been Ja'Shawn Poirier's 17th birthday, a memorial was held at Lamar High School.
A new bill being considered by state lawmakers says Texas schools could offer stipends of up $25,000 to teachers or other staff members who opt to be armed on campus.
One month ago, there was an active shooter at Arlington's Lamar High School. Ja'Shawn Poirier was fatally shot that day.
There has been an emphasis on securing doors after the school shooting in Uvalde last year.
State inspectors have tried gaining access to hundreds of North Texas schools as a part of a surprise intruder audit program ordered by Governor Greg Abbott after the Uvalde school shooting.
The days since the Nashville shooting have had private schools reevaluating their security plans and making extra sure their campuses stay safe.
The days since the Nashville shooting have had private schools reevaluating their security plans and making extra sure their campuses stay safe.
Mike Hill, 61, was one of six people killed in Monday's shooting at The Covenant School.
A motive for the shooting that killed six people, including three children, remains unknown.
"We strongly believe there was going to be some other targets, including maybe family members, and one of the malls here in Nashville," said Nashville Police Chief John Drake.
The idea is to use cyber security tools to track down suspects before a crime happens.
Three 9-year-old students and three staffers were killed in the rampage at The Covenant School, a private Christian grade school. Police say they shot and killed the shooter.
A North Texas private security expert says what happened in Nashville exposes a risk to private schools here.
A North Texas private security expert says what happened in Nashville exposes a risk to private schools here.
The Nashville Presbytery confirmed to CBS News that 9-year-old Hallie Scruggs was the daughter of Chad Scruggs, the senior pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church and former pastor at Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas.
Authorities identified the six victims as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9 years old, and 61-year-old Cynthia Peak, Katherine Koonce, 60, and 61-year-old Mike Hill.
Females make up 4% of mass shooters.
As school shootings continue, Texas lawmakers are considering a new law that would require school districts train children as young as nine how to treat wounded classmates.
Thomas Jefferson Principal Ben Jones said the band director called 911, the athletic trainer rendered aid to the victim and the athletic coordinator called district staff.
His story left judge Katy Perry in tears: "Our country has f***ing failed us."
Officers discovered two pages of notes in the suspect's wallet after he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the massacre.
Families of victims settled a lawsuit with the online seller who sold ammunition to the gunman.
