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What to Learn from A School Shooting That Almost Happened
Posted on · News 88.7 examined one such case in Greater Houston, when a ninth grader at a local high school threatened to put bombs in the cafeteria in February, 2017.
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New Online Toolkit Offers Tips, Best Practices to Keep Schools Safe
Posted on · The toolkit for Texas educators and families includes sections on students' rights and students with disabilities.
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Several Families of Santa Fe Victims Demand New Leadership on School Board
Posted on · Several speakers protested how the district handled the most recent security scare, when two students were disciplined for allegedly threatening text messages.
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Santa Fe High School Alerts Parents of Threatening Text Against Students
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle reports two students involved in a threatening text message exchange will "face appropriate disciplinary action," according to a letter to parents.
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Full Show: Law Enforcement Consolidation, and Liberating Concentration Camps (Sept. 7, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Parents of Santa Fe High School students react to how the school district handled a recent threatening text message exchange there. Then, we learn how law enforcement agencies in Greater Houston could consolidate some of their services. Plus, an exhibit honors Texas soldiers who liberated concentration camps during World War II. And we break down the week's news.
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Santa Fe Students Start New School Year with Emotional First Day since Shooting
Posted on · "There’s nothing that could have truly prepared me for going back in a classroom setting," a student says
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Audio Diary: Santa Fe Graduate Kennedy Rodriguez Reflects on Advocacy after Shooting
Posted on · Rodriguez, 18, graduated from Santa Fe High in June and is about to start her freshman year at the University of Texas at Austin
Houston Matters
Full Show: Santa Fe Starts A New School Year, And Firefighters’ Workers Comp Claims (Aug. 20, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A Santa Fe student explores our nation's gun culture. We learn why Texas firefighters with cancer are consistently denied workers comp. We talk with UTMB researchers who bio-engineered a set of human lungs. And Jeff Balke updates us on local sports.
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Santa Fe Schools Open Doors with Heightened Security
Posted on · The Santa Fe school district also plans to have mental health teams on campus throughout the year.
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Students in Texas Are Heading Back to School; So Are More Armed School Marshals
Posted on · "I hear a lot of teachers that say, you know, 'I want to be a teacher. I don't want to be a policeman.'"
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Texas Senate School Safety Committee Recommends Focusing on Mental Health, Avoids Gun Control
Posted on · The Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Safety also wants to explore new funding to help arm certain school employees.
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Stafford School Board Meets Tonight To Discuss Campus Security
Posted on · Tonight’s special board meeting will focus on next steps after the city council cut funding for school resource officers last week.
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Efforts Underway to Better Arm Santa Fe Police Officers
Posted on · Donated rifles and a fundraising effort for tactical gear are the latest responses to a school shooting in May that left 10 people dead
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WATCH: Post Santa Fe Shooting, Aldine ISD Reviews Safety Precautions for New School Year
Posted on · While the Santa Fe shooting happened close to home, increased attention on school safety at Aldine ISD was initially sparked by the shooting at Sandy Hook in 2012
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Crime Stoppers Of Houston To Take Training Statewide To Improve School Safety
Posted on · Starting this fall, Crime Stoppers of Houston will share their training with over 130 other public safety groups.