Houston ISD addresses safety concerns after multiple school lockdowns
Houston Independent School District officials are addressing safety concerns following multiple lockdowns at Houston area schools this week, implementing increased security measures and cracking down on threats.
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 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.
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.
HISD police chief address safety protocols after campus stabbing, threats, hoaxes
HISD Police Chief Shamara D. Garner addressed student safety in the wake of a series of recent threats and hoaxes as well as a stabbing.
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.
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.
Bomb threat, stabbing among several incidents reported across Houston-area high schools in same day
Several Houston-area schools reported unrelated incidents involving weapons or threats on campus within hours on Wednesday. Sterling High School Among them was a stabbing at about 10 a.m. at Houston ISD's Sterling High School,
Bellaire High School principal reminds students and families of code of conduct after bomb scare
Bellaire High School Principal Michael Niggli reminded students that making false claims, threats and hoaxes are violations ...
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Houston ISD board denies Houston Federation of Teachers request to reinstate classroom door lock policy
The Houston Independent School District Board of Directors has denied a request from the Houston Federation of Teachers to ...
Sterling HS student stabbed on campus, suspect detained
A student at Sterling High School has been taken to the hospital after a stabbing on campus, according to the Houston Fire ...
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HISD Security: Possible Ban on Cell Phones During a Lockdown and Metal Detectors?
Asked about installing metal detectors in the schools, HISD Police Chief Shamara Garner said, "We currently do not have metal detectors on our campuses, however, there is active discussion in ...
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