police in schools /tags/police-in-schools police in schools en-US Copyright Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:36:44 GMT Denton ISD 'ahead of the game' in complying with state security requirements /education/2024-12-13/denton-isd-ahead-of-the-game-in-complying-with-state-security-requirements Denton ISD has hired all the security officers required under state law, which includes stipulations that one of them must be armed. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:36:44 GMT /education/2024-12-13/denton-isd-ahead-of-the-game-in-complying-with-state-security-requirements Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle With campus safety law starting Sept. 1, how are Denton schools adapting to new security measures? /education/2023-08-28/with-campus-safety-law-starting-sept-1-how-are-denton-schools-adapting-to-new-security-measures HB 3 requires public and charter campuses to have armed security, although funding gaps and police shortages are challenges. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:52:32 GMT /education/2023-08-28/with-campus-safety-law-starting-sept-1-how-are-denton-schools-adapting-to-new-security-measures Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle As Texas passes law requiring armed officers at schools, one district plans its own police force /news/2023-06-21/as-texas-passes-law-requiring-armed-officers-at-schools-one-district-plans-its-own-police-force The school board approved a plan that will place at least two peace officers at the district’s high school and at least one officer at middle and elementary schools. The Eanes ISD superintendent said the district would rather have trained police on campuses than armed teachers or other school staff. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:26:20 GMT /news/2023-06-21/as-texas-passes-law-requiring-armed-officers-at-schools-one-district-plans-its-own-police-force Becky Fogel Uvalde-driven school safety bill could put a gun in every school and a panic button in every class /education/2023-06-01/an-uvalde-driven-school-safety-bill-could-put-a-gun-in-every-school-and-a-panic-button-in-every-class Written in response to the deadly Uvalde shooting at Robb Elementary School in 2022 that killed 19 students and 2 teachers, House Bill 3 would require armed security in every Texas school. But critics say the last-minute measure won't make kids any safer. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:29:21 GMT /education/2023-06-01/an-uvalde-driven-school-safety-bill-could-put-a-gun-in-every-school-and-a-panic-button-in-every-class Bill Zeeble Texas school districts continue to add their own police departments, but not everyone feels safe /texas-news/2022-06-15/texas-school-districts-continue-to-add-their-own-police-departments-but-not-everyone-feels-safe Officials have called for more armed officers on campuses in the wake of the Uvalde shooting. Experts and some parents, though, say more law enforcement on campus doesn’t necessarily make schools safer. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:20:57 GMT /texas-news/2022-06-15/texas-school-districts-continue-to-add-their-own-police-departments-but-not-everyone-feels-safe María Méndez | The Texas Tribune Some Texas Students Want An End To School Policing. Here's Why. /news/2020-07-09/some-texas-students-want-an-end-to-school-policing-heres-why When Marsha Madrigal was in middle school, she thought it was normal to see her classmates in handcuffs.But she knows now that not all schools have a… Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:02:54 GMT /news/2020-07-09/some-texas-students-want-an-end-to-school-policing-heres-why Camille Phillips