A substitute teacher at Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD was arrested and charged with two counts of injury to a child. In a SCUCISD letter obtained by KSAT, the district said Cibolo police took Yorlin Hernandez, 42, into custody without incident on Friday afternoon. He was later booked into the Guadalupe County Jail, records show. view article

“Cell phones are extremely harmful for student learning”, was a comment TEA Commissioner Mike Morath made at the most recent Senate Education Committee Hearing calling for phones to be banned across the state in schools. We spoke with the Bowie ISD Superintendent and he said that he is not fully against Morath’s call for a phone ban. Morath made this call for a cell phone ban last Wednesday. Currently, Bowie ISD is already doing something similar to a phone ban. Restricting the usage of phones during school hours, we spoke with Blake Enlow, he said he can understand the need for a phone ban. view article

Trustee José Macias brought the item forward to the board of trustees as an initiative to fill vacancies and bolster retention in the district police department.  “We’re not at the top when it comes to police salaries for officers, and that could be a potential barrier to retention and recruitment,” Macias said.  Superintendent Milton “Rob” Fields III said the district falls at the fourth from the top when comparing minimum and midpoint daily rates with 10 surrounding districts. The district was sitting at the second highest rate for maximum daily rate. view article

For three years during the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government gave Texas and other states billions of dollars in exchange for their promise not to exacerbate the public health crisis by kicking people off Medicaid.When that agreement ended last year, Texas moved swiftly, kicking off more people faster than any other state.  Officials acknowledged some errors after they stripped Medicaid coverage from more than 2 million people, most of them children. Some people who believe they were wrongly removed are desperately trying to get back on the state and federally funded health care program, adding to a backlog of more than 200,000 applicants. A ProPublica and Texas Tribune review of dozens of public and private records, including memos, emails and legislative hearings, clearly shows that those and other mistakes were preventable and foreshadowed in persistent warnings from the federal government, whistleblowers and advocates. view article

A Brownsboro ISD teacher is facing a felony charge after a child was injured in class. Kyle Lee Rocha, 39, of Chandler, is charged with injury to a child intending bodily harm following his Tuesday arrest. An arrest document says the charge stems from an incident in which Rocha knocked over a 7-year-old student’s desk in class. According to the affidavit, the incident occurred on Sept. 13 at Chandler Elementary School in Rocha’s behavioral classroom. view article

Authorities say a 15-year-old Willis ISD student has been charged after another student and a school official overheard him making a threatening comment towards a school. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says the student was overheard saying the comment, “Shoot this place up,” while he was walking with friends down a hallway at one of the schools in the district. view article

Fear is how one Burbank High School parent said it feels to watch the video play out of their child involved in a fight on Monday afternoon. “I couldn’t believe it,” the Burbank High School parent told KSAT. “Why is no one helping?” Multiple video clips circulated on social media and within the Burbank community this week showing a fight steps away from the campus. The fight only ended after someone pulled a gun. view article

The Bryan ISD Board of Trustees met Monday evening for an update on school campus safety and security. This comes just days after a Bryan High School student was arrested for bringing a gun to school. view article

A newly certified teacher’s aide in Conroe Independent School District is facing a charge of sexual assault of a child, a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison. Conroe ISD police arrested KeSean DaVante Carter, 24, on September 20 after an investigation initiated and led by the district police department. view article

With the new school year underway and amid concerns about school safety, Georgetown ISD administrators provided an update on district safety procedures Sept. 16, highlighting newer practices and policies within the district. view article

A 13-year-old is facing charges for making social media threats against three separate schools in Willis ISD. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said the student admitted to making the threats on social media platform Snapchat. Authorities confirmed on Monday that the student attends Lynn Lucas Middle School. view article

A 10-year-old student was charged after making terrorist threats towards a Kerrville Independent School District’s middle school campus, according to police. The Kerrville Police Department received several reports early Monday morning about social media posts threatening a school shooting at the Kerrville ISD middle school, officials said. view article

The Bryan ISD Board of Trustees met Monday evening, and heard an update on campus safety and security. This comes less than a week after a Bryan High School student was arrested for bringing a gun to school and on Monday afternoon, a Rudder High School student was arrested for making a false threat about a gun on campus. view article

Mexia ISD said late last night their administration was made aware of a social media post about a song that referred to “shooting up the high school in Mexia.” Mexia police investigated the threat and said that it was not credible. The school says as a precaution they will check on all MISD campuses today. view article

A 13-year-old student from Lynn Lucas Middle School has been charged for making threats against Willis High School, Brabham Middle School, and Lynn Lucas Middle School on Snapchat. The student, who did not have access to firearms, faces a charge of making a terroristic threat, classified as a third-degree felony. view article

Houston ISD has reversed its decision to not allow the Waltrip High School band to perform at the 2025 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans after Houston Mayor John Whitmire offered a police escort for the band. The band was one of five national teams selected to perform at the 2025 Sugar Bowl and parents and students had been fundraising for the trip. view article

Henderson ISD says lab results have shown a student previously thought to have meningitis does not actually have the infection. On Friday, Henderson ISD announced a case of bacterial meningitis in a high school student. As of Monday, the administration said further investigation by state health authorities and additional lab results just made available on Monday show the infection is not actually meningitis. view article

Four Lewisville Independent School District students are facing charges for allegedly posting school threats in an attempt to get out of class. Lewisville police said they quickly recognized the posts as "duplicates or recycled posts from other threatening posts that have been seen across the Metroplex and the state this week and last week." view article

Three boys in the Brackenridge JROTC program jumped into action to save a Marble Falls ISD police officer who shot himself in the leg. Around 5:55 p.m. on Friday, Josiah Reynero, Ethan Reynero, and Jonathon Huerta were unloading ice chests from a school bus at a football game at Marble Falls High School, when they heard a loud pop and saw a bright flash. view article

Lockhart ISD Superintendent Mark Estrada was at a high school football game last Friday when he was interrupted by a disturbing message. "It’s a screenshot of a student who didn’t make a specific threat but one that was alarming enough to send shockwaves across the bleachers," he said. Police ultimately arrested the student, Estrada told Texas legislators during a hearing on school safety this week. view article

One of Arlington ISD’s armed security guards was fired this week for leaving his gun and duty belt in an elementary school bathroom. It happened on Tuesday at the Jones Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language. In a letter to parents, the school’s principal said the gun was left unattended for about six minutes before being found by another staff member. view article

A former Pasadena ISD student is facing a felony terroristic threat charge after he allegedly threatened to shoot up Thompson Intermediate School in a post on Instagram. Micah Love, 20, has not yet been arrested. According to charging documents, a school employee who monitored Thompson’s Instagram account saw a message in August with screenshots of a deleted post, which showed an image of the school with the threats written as a caption. view article

Several Central Texas school districts and law enforcement are planning to talk about school safety concerns, as they’ve been the target of numerous threats since the school year started just over a month ago. The Austin Independent School District is partnering with several neighboring school districts and law enforcement to host a press conference Friday morning where they’ll address safety concerns and talk about how school threats are handled, investigated and have consequences, according to a release from AISD. view article

A juvenile has been arrested in Bryan after the Hearne Police Department became aware of threats made to commit a shooting in Hearne ISD. The district released a statement on social media early Thursday morning before classes were expected to begin, informing the community of an 'ongoing investigation' into a potential threat to Hearne High School. view article

One day after a student was stabbed in a fight with another student at Houston ISD’s Sterling High School, HISD Police Chief Shamara Garner spoke about the district’s security protocols and what they are doing to keep kids safe. “I know as a nation families are worried about their children’s safety when they are in school. Here in Houston, recent events, weapons found on campus, threats on social media have caused concern,” Garner said. view article

A Pflugerville ISD kindergarten teacher has been charged with a felony after allegedly fracturing two of a student's fingers earlier this month. PfISD said the teacher was immediately placed on leave during the investigation and is now no longer employed by the district. view article

The FBI has been requested to join the ongoing investigation into threats made to the Hearne school district by a student, according to the latest update from Hearne police. The police department, Hearne ISD, FBI agents and police officers, K9 units, and the Texas A&M University Police Department police were among the law enforcement agencies on Thursday on campus and investigating the threats made by the unidentified student Wednesday night. view article

The Houston Independent School District Board of Directors has denied a request from the Houston Federation of Teachers to reinstate the policy requiring classroom doors to remain closed and locked. The union had raised concerns over safety in the wake of several threats at local schools, but their efforts to reverse the district’s open-door policy were unsuccessful. view article

Parents in the Argyle ISD woke up to an email saying that the Argyle ISD Police Department and Argyle High School are actively investigating a rumor about a potential safety threat.https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/argyle-isd-investigating-email-about-a-potential-threat view article

Navarro ISD staff and local law enforcement are investigating a reported threat to the school district. The district confirmed Tuesday night that it was made aware of social media posts claiming a shooting was planned for the following school day, Navarro ISD Director of Communications Chelsea Ormond said in a letter to parents. view article

Houston Independent School District officials are addressing safety concerns following multiple lockdowns at Houston area schools this week. On Thursday, the chief of police for HISD held a press conference to provide an update on student safety. view article

A Medina Valley 7th-grader was arrested in connection with threats of a school shooting on a school campus. In a letter to parents and staff on Thursday, Scott Caloss, superintendent for Medina Valley Independent School District said the investigation began after “multiple” reports of social media posts and group text messages threatening a school shooting at a Medina Valley middle school. view article

A new school year has started. My “pandemic baby,” now 4 years old, entered the same school as her 7-year-old brother. On their first day, my son took his sister’s hand and walked her to her homeroom. There were some tears during the first week, but things have improved: Isabelle says she loves her teacher and all the playtime she has with other students. On weekends, playdates and birthday parties are in full swing, as are various sports and extracurricular activities.  This is a welcome change for the generation whose early years were marked by covid-era precautions. But as children return to what should be a “normal” year, many parents are wondering whether back-to-school means back-to-viruses. view article

An Edna ISD elementary school teacher in Jackson County has been arrested for an improper relationship with a student. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office said Logan O'Connor is facing multiple charges, including soliciting a minor and sexual performance of a child. He was taken into custody on Monday. view article

DeSoto ISD announced a new list of safety protocols that it will be implementing for students in attendance at all future athletic events. According to the school district, these guidelines are being enforced to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone in attendance at DeSoto ISD home athletic eve view article