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Texas lawmakers passed a bill in 2022 that would require school districts to have more oversight on the reading materials in public schools.

Long time driver and NEISD trainer Phil Purvis put KSAT’s RJ Marquez’s driving skills to the test to see firsthand what it’s like behind the wheel of a school bus.

The new school year begins with school districts across the country, including those in and around Bexar County, still plagued with a bus driver shortage.

Hundreds of North East ISD school busses are hitting the streets Monday as students head back to class. Behind the wheel of one of those buses is the reigning State Bus Roadeo champion.

The North East Independent School District will start the school year with a new Emergency Response Team to bolster school safety.

Data released Friday showed Texas students’ math and science scores on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness continue to slip since the pandemic.

Roosevelt High School didn’t have to go very far in its search for a new head football coach and athletic director as they already had the man for the job on staff.

A handful of nearby school districts announced free meals for children 18 and younger.

The North East Independent School District is continuing its Summer Food Service Program, which provides free meals to children 18 and younger.

A San Antonio teacher and coach was arrested for an improper relationship with a student, according to San Antonio police.

A school board candidate in next month’s election for North East Independent School District was captured on camera last year cursing at an Uber driver and telling San Antonio police the incident is why people drive drunk, footage obtained by KSAT Investigates shows.

Nikki Murray is the special education inclusion teacher at Tuscany Heights Elementary at in North East ISD and she is KSAT 12’s Educator of the Month.

The Northeast Independent School District (NEISD) has partnered with Shattered Dreams, an initiative dedicated to educating students about the perils of impaired driving through hard-hitting, realistic demonstrations.

The UIL will announce its reclassification and realignment for the 2024-2026 school years on Thursday morning. The district alignments and reconfigured every two years based on every member school’s enrollment figures.

Making learning fun is a priority for our recipient of KSAT’s Educator of the Month for January.

Maria ‘Tonie’ Schwab, 56, died at a hospital after an accident just steps away from the House of Blues

Daniela Franco, 23, a teacher’s assistant at Johnson High School resigned in lieu of termination last month and is now wanted on a felony child grooming warrant after North East Independent School District police said she sent nude photos and lewd videos of herself to a teenage student at the school.

One of the finalists for the vacant spot on North East Independent School District’s board of trustees is accused of spitting on an Uber driver and repeatedly kicking the door of his vehicle earlier this year, San Antonio police records obtained by KSAT Investigates confirm.

Nearly $28,000 in damages is what the Churchill High School band says it is dealing with after playing in the rain this weekend.

The board has been attempting to fill its Single Member District 2 seat since Trustee Terri Williams passed away in early August.

A candidate to fill the vacant spot on North East Independent School District’s board of trustees was sued by the district last year amid allegations she failed to pay property taxes in 2019 and 2020, court records obtained this week by KSAT Investigates show.

Vaping law causing surge in disciplinary cases for NEISD

A MacArthur High School student is facing “serious disciplinary consequences” after bringing a BB gun to school.

A new law cracking down on vaping in schools is presenting a challenge for San Antonio’s largest school districts.

Friday night football action will start a bit later for San Antonio’s two largest school districts.

The school year begins next week for North East ISD and they are looking for more bus drivers to help get kids to and from school.

Northeast ISD is taking the next step to help students interested in cybersecurity get some real work experience. The district opened 10 summer internship positions to students in the Institute of CyberSecurity & Innovation Magnet Program.

A Madison High School program is designed to help students learn different skills and earn scholarships by raising animals.

List shows start dates for San Antonio-area school districts for the 2023-2024 academic year.

A San Antonio area school district has just made history as the second district to ever formally sign a Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

A Johnson High School senior in the North East Independent School District has been selected as one of KSAT12′s Great Graduates for 2023.

A substitute teacher at a North East ISD middle school was arrested Friday after bringing a gun on campus and conducting rogue "active shooter training."

Culinary program students at L.E.E. High School are focusing on cooking, baking, safety and sanitation practices.

A Johnson High School senior is celebrating a full-ride scholarship to Cornell University.

Roan Forest Elementary School Music Teacher Matthew Trevino is one of just 30 music teachers across the country to receive the award.

San Antonio’s Dawson Wayne eliminated Sunday night as fans’ votes determined the Top 20.

San Antonio’s Dawson Wayne sat down for an exclusive interview with KSAT days before “American Idol” fans will get to see his performance in Hawaii and will have a chance to send him to the next round.

San Antonio’s Dawson Wayne advanced to the Top 26.

San Antonio’s Dawson Wayne advanced to the showstoppers round.

A letter went home to parents of students at Eisenhower Middle School Monday after a student reported that a man tricked her into getting into his car and then asked for a sexual favor.

San Antonio’s Dawson Wayne advanced to the duet round.

A board trustee with the North East Independent School District is accused of repeatedly hitting her teenage stepson, withholding food from him and calling the child “her slave,” court filings obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

A small fire was started in a third-floor hallway of the Rough Rider Building.

American Idol judges gave a golden ticket to Dawson Rice who’s using the stage name Dawson Wayne on the television singing competition.

The North East Independent School District is expanding mental health services for students and families.

North East Independent School District police officers repeatedly threw marijuana and other THC products confiscated from students into school dumpsters and trash cans, a months-long probe by KSAT Investigates found.

North East Independent School District students visited a unique outdoor museum at Bradley Middle School on Texas Independence Day and experienced Texas history through hands-on learning.

A Roosevelt High School student was arrested Friday after a gun was found in his possession, North East ISD officials said.

Fans of “American Idol” can expect to see a San Antonio face in this new season.

A $7 million-plus facility has allowed North East ISD students to get hands-on cybersecurity experience.

A top-10 showdown kicks off the 2022 high school football playoffs as New Braunfels takes on Reagan at Comalander Stadium Friday night, and you will be able to watch the game live over the air on KSAT 12 and online at KSAT.com.

Steele's impressive victory over New Braunfels headlined a pivotal Week 7 of KSAT 12's Big Game Coverage for the high school football season that brought clarity to district races across greater San Antonio area.

The midpoint of the 2022 high school football season featured one of the greatest comebacks yet, as Brandeis erased a 17-point deficit to stun Johnson and remain undefeated in District 28-6A.

The midpoint of the high school football season features six games to stream on the BGC App Friday night, and the headliner is one of the best rivalries in the city: Brandeis vs. Johnson in a District 28-6A clash

Johnson High School Band Director Jarrett Lipman and Roan Forest Elementary School Music Teacher Matthew Trevino will be honored at an event hosted by Country Music Hall of Fame member Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn on Oct. 19.

Two San Antonio area school districts have now made election day a holiday in an effort to prioritize student safety.

A 29-year veteran of the federal agency, Paul Duran is currently the head the of the San Antonio Secret Service Field Office. When he starts his new role with NEISD on Oct. 3, Duran will establish and enforce safety and security procedures.

Help is wanted across San Antonio for school bus drivers as a driver shortage leads to longer wait times for kids and bus routes being removed to adjust to the shortfall.

Students in the Automotive Program at Northeast ISD’s Transportation Technology Academy are learning about the latest in the auto industry.

Radar Feedback Signs have been installed near Johnson High School to help curb speeding.

The North East Independent School District began school on Wednesday and their police department says they’ve worked hard to make sure that students feel safe when they return to their campuses.

A local school program aims at providing support and a safe learning environment for refugees.

Leaders in the biggest school districts in the San Antonio area talk about their plans for keeping kids safe this school year.

After years of training in acting and singing, a San Antonio area teen has won a national music theater competition.

A group of Madison High School students are spending this summer raising livestock animals for the next school year.

O'Connor capped their magical season with the program's first UIL State title, while D'Hanis repeated their incredible performance in 2019 by claiming both the softball and baseball Class 1A State titles.

A Johnson High School freshman who violently assaulted a classmate and then the school’s assistant principal in separate attacks this past school year was sentenced to 15 months probation and must enter a secure placement facility.

It's the first state championship in golf program history for NEISD school.

The two biggest bond packages on the ballot — $1.2 billion for the City of San Antonio and $992 million for Northside ISD — were both approved by voters.

A Johnson High School freshman allowed to return to campus months after he violently assaulted a classmate now faces a felony assault charge after records show he attacked Johnson’s assistant principal, hospitalizing him.

Jonathon Trevino loves learning and helping others learn.

A Johnson High School student was detained by North East ISD police on Friday after a gun was found inside his car during an investigation involving THC vapes.

Elementary and middle school students in North East Independent School District will be getting released early from school on the last Tuesday of every month for the 2022-2023 school year.

Out of the 432 books reviewed by campus librarians, 11 of them were moved to campuses with older students, while 110 were either removed or updated.

Waivers for free lunches at schools will expire June 30, and that means families will have to apply for free or reduced meals on their own.

Before the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles hosted the Rams and Bengals for Super Bowl 56, it was a design from the mind of a North East ISD graduate.

We solemnly swear this haute couture dress is just too good.

Alissa Murphy’s piece is titled “Trapped” and she says it depicts the internal war that’s hidden in someone who suffers from panic attacks.

The District 26-6A swimming & diving championships featured some great performances, as the Reagan girls and Johnson boys take home team titles and clinch berths in February's Regional meet at Bill Walker Pool on Saturday afternoon.

The second Johnson High School student killed in a wreck on Saturday afternoon has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The Bexar County Medical Examiners Office on Tuesday identified one of two Johnson High School students who was killed in a fiery crash.

It was a tough day returning back to school for Johnson High School students after two of their classmates were killed in a fiery crash Saturday afternoon.

The annual North East Ag fair kicks off Friday and will have a livestock exhibition a barbecue cook-off and much more.

The past two days since returning from their holiday breaks, both Northside and North East Independent School Districts reported a combined total of about 2,000 teachers and staff who’d called in sick or absent Monday.

North East ISD has attracted national attention for an extensive book review list that largely focuses on titles having to do with LGBTQ and race.

A San Antonio author and former teacher, said concerns over whether students should read certain books in school libraries are in response to writers like herself.

NEISD Police are busy tracking down school violence threats and other social media posts, as well as helping other smaller districts without resources stay on top of threats too. Investigators say it's a problem playing districts across the nation.

A seventh-grade North East ISD student at Krueger Middle School is facing criminal charges after an alleged threat posted on Instagram, district officials confirmed Thursday.

The North East Independent School District is clarifying its decision to review hundreds of books currently in their libraries that may be seen as inappropriate to certain school age children.

Students part of the agriscience magnet program at Madison High School have been raising livestock animals for the past few months and are getting ready to showcase them at upcoming events.

Robert Lozano is under investigation by San Antonio and Converse police, an NEISD spokesperson said.

San Antonio school districts say they're facing a shortage of cafeteria workers for school lunchrooms.

The student was arrested and charged with making felony terrorist threats.

The North East Independent School District has sent out approximately 5,000 notifications to current and former employees after a cyberattack compromised personal information, according to district officials.

District officials warn that anyone caught participating in the vandalism will face consequences and possibly even criminal charges.

A district spokesperson confirmed the death of Laurie Marrero, 71.

Students at Bush Middle School in the North East Independent School District got an unexpected holiday on Friday due to a power outage at the school.