Pflugerville Independent School District (PfISD) officials say a new school threat that circulated among students at Weiss High School via AirDrop on Wednesday is not believed to be credible. In a letter to families Wednesday, the district said the messagewarned of a potential school shooting scheduled for Thursday, September 19. District officials say the threat mirrors similar messages reported in Austin ISD and Del Valle ISD. view article

An armed school security officer for Arlington Independent School District was fired after forgetting their gun belt in a school bathroom. The incident happened at Jones Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language on Tuesday afternoon. Parents were notified about the incident in a letter. According to a spokesperson for the school district, “All armed campus security officers are contracted by the district to carry out their services. Jones Academy is staffed by Tier One.” view article

The changes come after the school received several threats related to their sporting events. view article

A juvenile has been arrested in connection with a threat made toward a Hearne ISD school. According to Hearne Police, the department received a tip about a juvenile who made threats to commit a shooting at the district. Investigators say they learned the juvenile made a comment about using chemicals and explosives to blow up one of the schools. Because of the threat, they conducted a search of the juvenile’s home. The juvenile was taken into custody for felony Terroristic Threat. view article

The Pflugerville ISD teacher accused of breaking a kindergartner's fingers was arrested on September 18. Court records show McKinzie Merrell, 31, was arrested and released the same day. She is charged with injuring a child. view article

An Alief Independent School District high school was placed in lockdown after a student was caught waving around a kitchen knife in the hallway, according to the district. Alief ISD police responded to Elsik High School during the lockdown. The student involved in the incident was taken into custody and the campus was then placed in “secure mode” and the instructional day continued. view article

A juvenile has been arrested in connection with a threat made toward a Hearne ISD school. According to Hearne Police, the department received a tip about a juvenile who made threats to commit a shooting at the district. Investigators say they learned the juvenile made a comment about using chemicals and explosives to blow up one of the schools. Because of the threat, they conducted a search of the juvenile’s home. view article

A gun was found at a Spring Independent School District high school Wednesday morning, according to an email sent to parents. Officials received a tip that a weapon was bought to Spring High School and found in the theater. view article

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A weapon was seized from a student prior to entering Del Valle High School, DVHS Principal Kandice Smith said in a letter to parents Tuesday. That weapon was not used, the letter said. view article

Four middle school students have been arrested after allegedly circulating potential threats against Bastrop Middle School. Bastrop ISD informed parents and staff on Tuesday a screenshot was circulating on social media, which indicated a possible threat to the campus. view article

A Channelview Independent School District student is facing real life consequences after admitting to making threats against her school, according to the Harris County Pct. 3 Deputy Constable’s Office. view article

Dallas ISD is stepping up their safety protocols to keep the community safe following a deadly shooting and multiple arrests for threats against schools in North Texas. This week, the district shifted the times and locations of several sports games and increased security at these events. Fans and families welcomed the changes, particularly during the long-standing South Dallas rivalry game between Lincoln High School and James Madison High School. view article

A high school student has been arrested after Sulphur Springs ISD staff identified a social media post containing a threat. On Sept. 13, ISD staff received an email notifying them of a threatening post made on Instagram, according to an arrest affidavit. The email named a student, Lucinda Beck Smith, 17, of Sulphur Springs. view article

Atlanta residents fetching an Uber will soon have the option to ride in a self-driving vehicle. view article

AUSTIN, Texas — Multiple arrests have been made in connection with copycat threats made against schools in Central Texas. These threats have been increasing all week following the recent deadly school shooting in Georgia. view article

SAN ANTONIO — Last year, Ashley Chohlis took over as superintendent at Uvalde CISD. Chohlis wants the Uvalde community to know that she’s there to serve. view article

ith a wave of school threats across school districts in the Valley, stress, fear and anxiety are among the emotions that are felt by parents, students and staff. Sitting down and addressing the threats in the Valley and the nation is a different situation with many parents finding it hard to have these uncomfortable but needed conversations. Among the school districts that received threats are the Donna, PSJA, Brownsville and Mercedes districts, as well as IDEA Public Schools. Jacqueline Hernandez, a parent of a PSJA student, was already feeling tense from the threats at a neighboring school district. Her stress was elevated at the beginning of this week when she saw rumored threats to her child’s school district online. Right away, Hernandez began calling her daughter’s elementary school to inquire about the threats and what the protocols were in those situations. Hernandez said she was told extra security was added at the school. She then called the central office to learn about protocol in these situations. Hernandez said she got the runaround. “I was so confused and kind of upset just because I was asking what are the protocols? Or has there been any threats to elementary schools?” Hernandez said. view article

The Hays County sheriff’s office on Thursday arrested a sixth grade student for allegedly helping spread threats of a school shooting on social media, according to a statement from the Hays school district. The girl has been charged with making a false alarm or report — a charge in the Texas juvenile justice system that's equivalent to a state jail felony. view article

Deanthony Deshawn Richards, 18, was booked into the McLennan County Jail on a charge of assaulting a peace officer. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Sept. 12, Waco Independent School District police officers arrived at Cesar Chavez Middle School at 700 S. 15th Street to investigate reports of a juvenile with a gun. The police officers detained a male juvenile and placed him in the back of a patrol unit. According to an arrest warrant, the juvenile’s mother, grandmother and older brother, identified as Richards, arrived at the scene. view article

A 16-year-old Channelview Independent School District student has been arrested following an investigation into a threatening social media post, the Harris County Pct. 3 Constable's Office announced Friday morning. view article

Authorities have taken one person into custody in connection with social media threats targeting multiple school districts in central Texas, Llano ISD officials said late Thursday night. Just before midnight, Llano ISD provided the update on the investigation into threats of potential violence at schools in Johnson City, Marble Falls, Llanoand Blanco. view article

What would you do if your child was beaten up by a larger child at school, received a concussion, and no school official informed you? What you probably wouldn’t expect is for school officials to retaliate against your child when you started to ask questions. Unfortunately, according to parent Kayla Sollars, this has been her experience, leading her to a months-long battle with one of North Texas’s largest ISDs. view article

Amid a rash of threats against schools on social media, North Texas police departments have arrested five people, all separately accused of threatening violence against schools in the region. The Arlington Police Department made two arrests on Thursday and another on Friday morning. Administrators at Arlington High School flagged a social media threat to the school resource officer on Thursday, the police department said in a Facebook post Friday. Police said they traced the post to 18-year-old Kevin Martinez-Molina, who is not a student at Arlington High School. view article

A Klein ISD student who allegedly made a hit list targeting other students in one of the district's schools is now expelled and facing charges. On Thursday, school officials said they were made aware of a conversation concerning group text messages among Ulrich Intermediate students. In the group text, a student shared a list of 12 student names, issued threats, and showed a photo of a gun. view article

Sulphur Springs ISD announced on Friday that juvenile suspects from the metroplex area have been detained after threats were made against the district on social media. “The individuals that we believe to be responsible for the posts on social media have been located,” said Superintendent Deana Steeber in a release. view article

Llano ISD said one person has been placed in custody after threats were made earlier this week. In a release sent Thursday night, the district said it will increase campus security again Friday after receiving initial reports of a social media threat Wednesday. view article

The crowd at Saturday's high school football game between Duncanville and St. Francis Academy in Maryland may have looked a little different than usual after a change in district policy. Duncanville ISD issued a new game admission policy this week stating that all students must have a current student ID and be with a parent or guardian. view article

Nearly a month after Houston ISD eighth-grader Landon Payton’s death, district leaders remain tight-lipped about how Marshall Middle School staff responded to the teen’s “medical emergency” on campus, though they have announced new safety protocols following the incident. HISD leaders have refused to comment on whether district staff took correct life-saving steps — including using an automated external defibrillator, which can treat cases of potential cardiac arrest — in the crucial minutes after Landon collapsed during gym class on Aug. 14. In recent days, HISD also has sought to withhold documents related to the incident requested by the Houston Landing. view article

HISD sent out security announcement regarding "statewide situation" and reports of social media posts suggesting several Texas public schools are targets. view article

Leander ISD will adopt new materials to educate students on substance abuse prevention this school year. District officials provided an update on LISD’s substance abuse prevention education and support services at a Sept. 5 board of trustees meeting. In a nutshell The district plans to implement Safety First—a free drug education and intervention curriculum by the Halpern-Felsher REACH Lab at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. The program encompasses 13 lessons on opioids and fentanyl, alcohol and psychedelics, as well as other drugs, according to its website. LISD is also looking to adopt tobacco prevention and cannabis awareness and prevention toolkits by the university’s lab. view article

A Klein ISD student has been expelled and is facing charges after authorities say the student sent threatening messages with a list of 12 students names and a photo of a gun. The district said they were made aware around 9 p.m. Wednesday of group text messages going around between students of Ulrich Intermediate School. view article

Llano ISD is increasing campus security Thursday after the district received reports of a threat Wednesday. In a media release, the district said administrators "were made aware of a school shooting threat." According to a Facebook post from Llano ISD, the threats were made on Snapchat. District officials reported the information to the Llano ISD Police Department as soon as they learned of the threat. view article

There may be an increased presence at your child's school as school districts across the state and in Central Texas have seen social media threats referencing school shootings. Llano ISD is the latest district made aware of a threat. In a post, the district said it learned of the threat on September 11 and that upon learning about the alleged threats, it immediately notified the Llano Police Department. view article

The Temple Independent School District was notified Wednesday morning of a social media post that referenced a school shooting, but says its schools were not targeted by those making the threats. One of the schools mentioned in the threat was Temple Elementary. “There is no Temple Elementary in Temple ISD. We communicated to our families this morning,” officials said. view article

Kemp ISD administration has decided to cancel classes on September 11 as precaution due to threats made against multiple Texas school districts. According to a press release by superintendent James Young, the Kemp ISD administration was made aware of a potential and unconfirmed threat affecting school districts across the state. Officials believe the threat to be a hoax, however due to the late hour of the threat, the school district says it was unable to fully verify or investigate the threat. view article