Posted on · Before launching a national summit on school safety in Houston this week, two moms from the Sandy Hook school shooting met with a few families from Santa Fe.
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.
Posted on · The toolkit for Texas educators and families includes sections on students' rights and students with disabilities.
Posted on · Several speakers protested how the district handled the most recent security scare, when two students were disciplined for allegedly threatening text messages.
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.
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.
Posted on · "There’s nothing that could have truly prepared me for going back in a classroom setting," a student says
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
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.
Posted on · The Santa Fe school district also plans to have mental health teams on campus throughout the year.
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.'"
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.
Posted on · Tonight’s special board meeting will focus on next steps after the city council cut funding for school resource officers last week.
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
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