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How Texas Legislators Are Responding To The Santa Fe Shooting
Posted on · State lawmakers from the Santa Fe area want schools to have active shooter plans and more mental health resources. They’re also keeping gun control off the table.
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Santa Fe High School Families Testify Against Parole Eligibility Changes
Posted on · Under a new bill, juvenile offenders would not have to wait 40 years to be considered for parole.
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WATCH: Why Is Houston ISD So Dysfunctional?
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Law Enforcement Grapples with School Threats, China Targets U.S. Natural Gas, Texas Guard Charged in Death of Inmate, And More
Posted on · What we're following today at Houston Public Media
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As Police See More Fake Threats, FBI Urges Students to #ThinkBeforeYouPost
Posted on · Fake threats waste time and resources, police say, and lead to serious consequences
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WATCH: What Is Texas Doing To Prevent School Shootings?
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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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Bills And Bulletproof Backpacks: Safety Measures for a New School Year
Posted on · As summer draws to a close, schools are beefing up security, and some parents are buying bulletproof school supplies. In Washington, one agency wants students to learn about traumatic injuries.
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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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Substitute Hurt in Santa Fe Shooting Calls for More Training
Posted on · Ten people died and 13 were injured inside Santa Fe High School on May 18
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Meet The Student Activists Emerging In Texas After The Mass Shooting In Santa Fe
Posted on · Just as the Parkland shooting turned Florida students into activists, the Santa Fe High School shooting mobilized a group of students to push for change in their conservative community.
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Special Education Advocates Worry Abbott’s School Safety Plan Will Accelerate School-To-Prison Pipeline
Posted on · As a recent spate of school shootings has provoked nationwide panic, some advocates and parents are worried school and state officials' response to the May massacre at Santa Fe High School could harm some students more than it protects them.
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Santa Fe High School Received Nine Threats Prior To Shooting
Posted on · The school district says says it’s working with the Santa Fe Strong ‘Safety and Security Committee’ along with District stakeholders to develop recommendations to keep students and staff there safe
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Will Texas Pass A “Red Flag” Law To Remove Guns From People Who Are Deemed Dangerous?
Posted on · As part of his school and gun safety plan, Gov. Greg Abbott wants to explore a law that would allow local officials to take guns away from people if a judge declares them a danger — while also protecting Second Amendment rights. It's an issue that has previously gone nowhere in the Texas Legislature.
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Advocates Say Arming Texas School Employees Won’t Cost That Much; But Many Districts Don’t Want To Do It
Posted on · Experts say it costs about $500 to train a school employee under Texas' school marshal program. But school leaders say their worries go beyond the cost.