school safety

Crowley and Duncanville ISDs join Dallas and Mesquite in requiring students to carry see-through backpacks in an effort to bolster school safety.

The funding will go toward a new security operations building, upgrading old security equipment, and more.

Voters approved a new tax rate that district officials estimate will generate an additional $6.8 million a year for school security officers and staff retention.

A bill to increase the state’s support for school safety appears stalled in this month’s special legislative session. But even if it passes, superintendents warn it isn’t enough.

After the horrific Uvalde school shooting in 2022, lawmakers passed House Bill 3 this year, requiring armed, trained security in every Texas school. But so far, many North Texas school districts haven’t fully done so.

Lawmakers entered the latest legislative session with demands to improve school safety after a shooting in Uvalde left 21 dead and 17 injured — the deadliest in the history of Texas.

HB 3 requires public and charter campuses to have armed security, although funding gaps and police shortages are challenges.

School safety and LGBTQ+ rights are among some of the biggest issues facing North Texas students this upcoming school year.

After Uvalde’s horrific school shooting, state lawmakers demanded every public school in Texas be protected by armed security. Legislators approved $15,000 per campus, a fraction of the real cost. And as schools begin to open statewide, districts are scrambling for qualified people.

Texas is still reeling from the state's deadliest school shootings. Will new school safety plans prevent another tragedy?

The incident comes as lawmakers debate how to make schools safer after the Uvalde massacre and favor measures like arming more educators.

The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District announced last year it would work with JPPI Investigations to conduct an internal investigation into district police actions. Instead, the district will use findings collected from four separate investigations.