Risk Management

Tomball: Students, teachers evacuate high school after chemical spill
Twenty-four people, including students, at Tomball High School were taken to a hospital after potentially being exposed to vapors from a chemical spill that occurred in a science lab prep room May 9. The incident occurred around 7:15 a.m., prior to the start of the school day, when a teacher was moving chemicals around in the science lab prep room. [ View Article ] May 15, 2008, 08:45

Seguin: Four SISD employees placed on leave
SEGUIN — Four Weinert Elementary employees were placed on paid administrative leave last week in connection to an allegation of injury to a student. Seguin ISD sent out a letter Friday informing parents that a teacher was suspended with pay in connection to the alleged incident. Three members of the office staff have also been placed on paid suspension while the district investigates the possible failure to report the alleged incident. [ View Article ] May 15, 2008, 07:45

Authorities investigating bomb threat at high school in Frisco
Wakeland High School students waited outside their campus after a bomb threat was made this afternoon. A number of students consoled each other, talked on cell phones, and attempted to understand why they were evacuated from the building at about 3:30 p.m. and held outside after school hours. [ View Article ] May 14, 2008, 07:44

Daisetta sinkhole at risk of further cracking
Sinkhole update! Geologists are still keeping a close eye on the sinkhole that formed a crater as wide as 900 feet and as deep as 250 feet in Daisetta last week. The sinkhole hasn't grown noticeably since Wednesday night, but cracks that have snaked out from its edge threaten further collapse. "There hasn't been any great landmass lost," said Tom Branch, Emergency Management Coordinator for Liberty County. "It's been pretty much dormant." But that could change, especially if it rains soon, he said. On Monday, geologists with the U.S. Geological Survey installed equipment in the hole that will monitor its size and rate of collapse. [ View Article ] May 13, 2008, 07:48

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