A far Southwest Side elementary school student brought a weapon to class Tuesday, according to a news release sent to parents.
The incident, one of thousands of times that school officers in Texas have used physical force in recent years, underscores long-held concerns about policing in schools.
As students return to class, Northside Independent School District (NISD) is rolling out several new safety measures, including a new exterior door monitoring system designed to help keep campuses secure.
The Northside Independent School District (NISD) announced new safety upgrades across all of its campuses Thursday, including the installation of alarms on every exterior school door.
Comal Independent School District voters will decide in November whether to approve a $567 million bond package for safety upgrades, campus repairs, new schools and classroom technology.
Thousands of students in Texas who have had physical encounters with school police officers in recent years. Many of these interactions have occurred since state lawmakers passed legislation in 2023 requiring an officer on each public school campus.
A first grader walking to school with her 12-year-old sister was crossing a street near Evers Elementary School when she was hit by a car. After a brief interaction, the driver drove away.
An idea plucked straight out of a sci-fi movie will soon land at Boerne Independent School District campuses — drones meant to stop school shooters.
A 12-year-old boy addressed District Court 436 Judge William Shaw on Wednesday for his first court hearing since being arrested over the weekend.
The union that represents teachers and staff in the Northside Independent School District is calling for change following the death of an instructional assistant who was seriously injured in a classroom at Brandeis High School. The Bexar County Medical Examiner has ruled the death as a homicide.
Alfred “Mr. Fred” Jimenez died from injuries he sustained on the morning of Feb. 7 in a class of students with severe learning and emotional disabilities.
An instructional assistant in a Brandeis High School classroom was seriously injured by a student earlier this month.
In it's report on the Robb Elementary shooting, the Department of Justice reports cited lack of leadership as one of the failures in the handling of the incident.
Outside of East Central High School on Sept. 25, dozens of parents were confused and worried about the safety of the children.
More than 1,150 guns were seized in K-12 campuses nationwide last school year, according to an investigation by The Washington Post. That’s more than six guns each day, on average.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance at East Central High School on Monday morning, and it turns out it may have all been a hoax.
A student at Seguin High School is facing disciplinary action after taking two BB guns to campus on Thursday, according to the principal.
A state district court judge in Austin has blocked Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell from intervening in an ongoing lawsuit filed by more than a dozen media organizations against the Texas Department of Public Safety over records from last year’s Uvalde school massacre.
A Seguin ISD elementary school student discharged a loaded gun on a school bus Tuesday morning, district officials said.
The father of a 3-year-old Pre-K 4 SA student is under arrest after a gun was found in the student’s backpack on Tuesday morning, according to San Antonio police.
The Comal Independent School District plans to have School Resource Officers at all its campuses in the 2023-24 school year, district officials said Thursday.
In late March, San Antonio police were called to the School of Science and Technology - Hill Country to investigate complaints that a 6th grader had threatened to harm his classmates days earlier.
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."
“There is NO nexus to the San Antonio area or Texas," SAPD said about the viral post that is being shared across the country.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar joined Leading SA to discuss recent crime trends around our area, fighting fentanyl, school safety initiatives, and the top priorities he’s implementing to crack down on crime in the county.
The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District has started the process to implement a school marshal program.
Someone posted an image to Instagram threatening to bring a weapon to Scobee Middle School. The threat was deemed to be fake.
A teenage student from Northside ISD was stabbed earlier this week off campus. The stabbing comes as school districts continue to seek safety measures to ease the rise in violence and threats.
A spokesperson with the Northside Independent School District said the student is facing a third-degree felony charge.
Schertz police are investigating after a student brought a loaded handgun to Rose Garden Elementary School in the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District.
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.
A quarter of Nightlock annual sales were shipped just in June, and the owners believe the tragic shootings in Uvalde and Oxford and school districts wanting to prepare for the upcoming school year contributed to the dramatic increase in sales.
Uvalde CISD community members had an open forum to ask about the district’s budget and safety and security plans for the upcoming school year, which starts Sept. 6.
After three hours of closed-door meetings and hearing grievances made against superintendent Dr. Hal Harrell, no actions were made against him.
The debate over school safety has reignited talks on everything from bulletproof shields to more funding for mental health services.
More than a dozen laws were passed in 2019 focused on school safety after the Santa Fe school shooting. KSAT Explains what is in those laws and what other measures state officials have taken since the laws were enacted.
The Uvalde CISD will hold a Special School Board Meeting on Monday night to allow members of the community to comment or ask questions about the upcoming school year.
Leaders in the biggest school districts in the San Antonio area talk about their plans for keeping kids safe this school year.
Educators entering the classroom for the first time this fall are looking forward to helping students succeed but have strong safety concerns amid recent mass shootings.
What questions do you have for school officials as kids prepare to go back to school? We’ll work to find the answers for you so you can start the new year feeling prepared and confident.
Since the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, lawmakers have not yet held a special session. But, they have agreed to spend $100 million on school safety.
A man identified as Malik Turner, 20, is accused of stabbing a female employee at a Zaxby’s restaurant on Borgfeld Road and Cibolo Valley Drive.
The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is looking for honorably retired Texas peace officers to protect children at schools as part of the Reserve Deputy School Resource Officer Program.
Many school administrators are looking for different ways or options to keep students and staff safe after the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.
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