Houston ISD considering prohibiting student cell phone use during school emergencies
HISD is moving toward a new policy to keep students from using phones during emergencies because they could be “counterproductive” and inhibit first responders.
Houston ISD police chief says there are active discussions about metal detectors in schools after stabbing incident
One day after a student was stabbed in a fight with another student at Houston ISD’s Sterling High School, HISD Police Chief Shamara Garner spoke about the district’s security protocols and what they are doing to keep kids safe.
Student at Houston’s Sterling High School stabbed during fight on campus
The southeast Houston school was one of two placed on lockdown Wednesday because of incidents involving knives. A student at Elsik High School was in possession of a kitchen knife.
Houston schools are suffering a rash of violence. It's more proof our kids are in a mental health crisis
If there was any question that something isn’t right with our kids, take a look at this week: A student was stabbed during a fight at Sterling Aviation High School, a Spring High School student was detained for bringing a gun to school,
Houston ISD police investigating bomb threat at Bellaire HS; school placed on secure mode
Bellaire High School has been placed in secure mode after a bomb threat was made during the school day Wednesday.
Bomb threat, stabbing among several incidents reported across Houston-area high schools in same day
From a stabbing at an HISD campus to a gun reported in another, several Houston-area schools were placed on lockdown due to unrelated incidents.
Houston ISD student arrested amid threats to schools statewide, HISD chief of police said
HISD Police Chief Shamara Garner said in a video published Tuesday that a student was arrested for a social media threat amid a rise in reported threats against schools statewide. "As police chief, I understand any threat or mention of violence toward your child's school is deeply unsettling,
Houston-area schools face stabbings and bomb threats. That was just Wednesday.
A Houston ISD student from Sterling High School was stabbed after a fight on campus, Bellaire High School was placed on lockdown after a bomb threat was issued, an Alief ISD student was found in possession of a kitchen knife and a gun was found at a Spring ISD high school—all just on Wednesday.
Local Houston schools facing safety threat
Houston ISD will update parents on school safety today after a series of incidents, including a stabbing at Sterling High, raised concerns.
Numerous threats made against Houston-area schools
FOX 26 Reporter Abigail Dye spoke with Alfredo Alberto, Program Coordinator with Prarie View A&M University, who councils youth for a living. He says in each of the school incidents, students need council.
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Houston ISD holds first community meeting on proposal to co-locate 15 schools in $4.4B bond
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Alief ISD student allegedly caught with knife, Elsik High School Placed on 'secure status'
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Houston Independent School District Bolsters Security in Response to Statewide Social Media Threats
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