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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

Northside Independent School District officials are asking the community for input after a population explosion in the area prompted redistricting of the school board districts.

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

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.

Northside ISD is set to open its 12th high school when classes start next week. KSAT 12 got a firsthand look at the new high school that was built to keep up with the growing population in the area.

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

A 19-year-old former student at Brennan High School was arrested for sexually assaulting a girl in a classroom there in February, according to Northside Independence School District police.

Summer break is coming to a close in a few short weeks for some San Antonio area school districts.

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.

Helena Garza is not only a senior at O’Connor High School, but she’s also both a certified phlebotomy and EKG technician.

Ian Tolleson is a man with a plan. He is on track for a career in law enforcement.

Employees at multiple Northside Independent School District campuses have told the KSAT 12 Defenders in recent weeks that administrators relentlessly pressured them to vote on a May bond measure, tracked whether they had cast a ballot and in one instance threatened discipline if they failed to do so.

A Brandeis High School student has been identified after he died in a car crash on the last day of School.

Students at Boone Elementary are going home this summer with free books thanks to their fundraising efforts for the Pennies for Literacy campaign.

O'Connor and D'Hanis will represent the greater San Antonio area at the UIL State softball tournament in Austin this week.

Northside ISD officials on Monday defended their actions after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott indicated the district would be under investigation amid allegations that staff felt pressured to vote in Saturday’s bond election.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Northside ISD will be investigated by Education Commissioner Mike Morath and the Attorney General’s Office after leaked emails suggested that staffers were pressured to vote in Saturday’s bond election.

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.

Some Northside ISD students are doing big things in small spaces. Construction Careers Academy, located on the Warren High School campus, is hosting a tiny homes showcase Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fiesta San Antonio kicks off next week and leading up to the fun Stevens High School students have created some fashion designs to help Goodwill San Antonio.

An NISD officer is on administrative duty after shooting a man while off-duty in West Bexar County.

An off-duty Northside Independent School District police officer shot a man who was allegedly trying to break into a home in West Bexar County on Friday morning, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

A former middle school janitor is accused of sending sexually charged messages to a 12-year-old girl.

One incident happened on Jan. 18, the other on Jan. 25. Officials said no threat was made toward campus in either case.

NISD Natatorium was packed once again on Saturday afternoon for the District 27-6A swimming & diving championships, as area teams entered the water looking to punch their tickets to the Region VII-6A meet.

Championship season kicks off for high school sports with the District 28-6A Swimming & Diving Championships on Friday morning at the NISD Natatorium, as the O'Connor Panthers earn both boys and girls team titles.

Beginning Thursday, all students, staff, and visitors will be required to wear a mask while indoors.

KSAT12 has launched a new series called “KSAT Educator of the Month” and the first winner is Amanda Pyle, Taft High School’s fine arts coordinator and theater director.

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.

Warren High School parents were notified Wednesday that district police officers found a gun in a student's backpack.

A Marshall High School student was in possession of ammunition on campus, officials said Friday.

San Antonio police are investigating what led to a shooting on the city’s West Side Thursday afternoon.

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

Two teenage girls were critically injured Friday morning when an SUV that jumped a curb and hit them as they walked to school on the sidewalk, police said.

A woman who attended a Northside Independent School District board meeting was seen being carried out by two officers as she recorded the incident.

The nerves of a new school year amid a pandemic vanished away for one North Side ISD eighth grader thanks to a unique offer.

This year, Brauchle Elementary along with all Northside schools, will be doing all in-person learning.

All students, staff and visitors at the Northside Independent School District must wear face coverings when they head back to the classroom on Monday.

In the latest turn in the ongoing COVID-19 showdown between Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's large municipalities, the Texas Supreme Court on Sunday temporarily...

The daughter of a Northside ISD teacher killed in July wants her mother to be remembered for the life she lived, not the tragedy surrounding her death.

As COVID-19 cases rise and the Delta variant continues to make its way across the state, concerns vary among parents, students and staff members in the Northside Independent School District area.

School districts in San Antonio are trying to get students back on track by opening more campuses for summer school.

Students and faculty at Leon Valley Elementary had a delayed start to their school day Monday due to concern that there could be a gas leak.

Despite different challenges, Olivia Soria pushed herself to conquer them. She believes graduation day will be her proudest moment yet.

Charles Butt, the chairman and CEO of San Antonio-based H-E-B, urged Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday to release federal funds to school districts as soon as possible.

SAN ANTONIO – One year ago, San Antonio students began their 2020 spring break only to learn it wouldn’t end as planned. COVID-19 pandemic worries had reached a tipping point by then, and schools around the country shut down. San Antonio school superintendents are now looking back on lessons learned and where we are going from here. Speaking of tests, most school districts are now offering regular COVID-19 tests for staff and students, and vaccinations are now being added the mix. District leaders said look for the fall school plans to roll out by the end of this semester.

Teachers from Rawlinson Middle School in San Antonio go door to door to find students who have stopped logging in for class during the COVID-19 pandemic. They knock until someone answers, and talk to sleepy kids and overwhelmed parents about how to stay engaged during remote learning. (The 74)Since the beginning of the school year, a squad of Rawlinson teachers have visited around 100 homes. Two teachers volunteer, they set a date, and the school hires substitute teachers. The Rawlinson visits combine visits with a tool the study labeled “strong”: reminders to parents about the importance of attendance, consequences of absenteeism, and how many days the student has missed.

He resigned from Northside Independent School District at the end of June, a district spokesman confirmed Monday. Robbins most recently worked as a paraprofessional football coach at Yoakum High School, east of San Antonio. The allegations against Mr. Robbins are related to an incident that occurred when he was employed by a previous school district. To date, Mr. Robbins’ teaching certificate has not been sanctioned by the Texas Education Agency. Mr. Robbins is entitled to due process and is presumed innocent.

SAN ANTONIO – Natalie Hierholzer, director of guidance services for North East Independent School District, says an increase in students dying by suicide is alarming. Hierholzer said she is urging the district and counselors to review the protocols to help students deal with mental health following student deaths by suicide and other attempted suicides this school year. “They’re not maybe giving them all the details of what’s going on, like little pieces and that makes it difficult to work together with the family to help these kids,” Hierholzer said. Northside Independent School District reported two deaths by suicide to date in this school year and three in the previous two school years. Hierholzer urges parents to reach the school district for resources or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

SAN ANTONIO – Last year, the District 27-6A girls swimming and diving team title was decided by two points. The squad from Health Careers High School was on the wrong end of that differential and watched as perennial power Brandeis once again celebrated with a plaque on deck at Northside Aquatic Center. “We pushed ourselves as hard as we could.”One year later, Health Careers flipped the script. For the first time in program history, Health Careers had won the district title. AdRegardless of what the future holds, this group has left an indelible mark on the Health Careers program, and their accomplishments will live forever in the hearts and minds of everyone involved.

SAN ANTONIO Marisa Hinojosa is closing out her senior year with fond memories of being a drum major and leading the Brandeis High School Band. It was definitely some of the best moments Ive had in my life so far, said Hinojosa. It was absolutely great and I love the fact of just the rush I got performing.Brandeis High School Band Director Daniel Asgari said Marisa Hinojosa is a great leader on and off the field. Ill be majoring in pre-law because Ive always found that the courtroom and then law in general has always been super interesting to me, said Hinojosa. Hinojosa is looking forward to going to Texas Lutheran in the fall, but she says she doesnt know what to expect given the current pandemic.