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.
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 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,
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-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.
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.
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.
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,
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,
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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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 ...
Bellaire High School principal reminds families false threats are violations of student code of conduct following unsubstantiated bomb threat
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: Student stabbed in fight with another student at Sterling High School
District officials said there was a physical altercation between two students with one of them stabbing the other.
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Houston ISD addresses safety concerns after multiple school lockdowns
Houston Independent School District officials are addressing safety concerns following multiple lockdowns at Houston area ...
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LA County Public Health Announces 2 More Cases In Dengue Cluster
The two new locally acquired cases are from the same area where the first case was reported last week. In other state news: vaccine hesitancy and the Minnesota measles outbreak; an "epidemic" of ...