A Texas mother is facing charges after a drink she allegedly gave to her son to prevent bullying was consumed by a student at a school in San Antonio, sending the child to the hospital, police say. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to Legacy Traditional School – Alamo Ranch on Tuesday upon learning that the sick child was "given a drink by a classmate during P.E. class." "The drink provided was found to contain a mixture of lemon, salt and vinegar inside a sports drink bottle," police said in a statement. "Shortly after the child consumed the drink, he began experiencing nausea and a headache. view article

Longview ISD Leave Specialist Kristie Womack and Assistant Director of the East Texas Advanced Academies Department Ivie Abron have something in common with hundreds of employees at LISD: they’re feeling better, losing weight, and the district? It's saving money on substitutes. view article

Trerosilyn Carston is hoping criminal charges will be brought against a Cypress-Fairbanks ISD substitute teacher who she said pushed her 10-year-old son with special needs to the ground. The incident happened on Feb. 6 at Duryea Elementary School, and it was all caught on school surveillance cameras, but the recording of the video is not fluid. The surveillance camera appears to only capture images every few seconds. view article

The defund the police movement is not dead. It has just taken a new form that strips departments of proactive policing policies that leaves officers and law-abiding citizens at risk, a retired police chief argued. "Defund the police isn't dead. There's police executives around the United States that will tell you that defund the police is over. It's not," retired Riverside, Illinois, Police Chief Tom Weitzel told Fox News Digital in a Zoom interview. "It depends on the geographical area that you're in. But it's gaining speed again, and it's gaining speed in this format." Weitzel is referring to a new push in jurisdictions across the nation that are stripping police departments of their authority and policies to proactively protect the community. Late last month, Pittsburgh officials, for example, announced the police department would no longer respond to lower-priority calls that the bureau says do not require an in-person response. view article

CENTRAL TEXAS (KWTX) - After the tragedy in Uvalde, the State of Texas began conducting tests to make sure doors in every school are locked. Last school year, the Texas State University School Safety Center was in charge of these intruder detection audits. But at the start of this school year, the TEA took them over. KWTX found out that so far this school year, a majority of Central Texas schools have passed. The intruder wasn’t able to get inside schools tested at Waco, Temple, Belton, Chilton and Clifton. The intruder did get into one of the Killeen ISD schools tested. Meanwhile Aquilla ISD hasn’t yet had a test performed. view article

On Saturday, the Lago Vista ISD school board unanimously voted to hire a third–party firm to investigate why a “private coach” was not properly vetted before working with its high school runners. In the email to parents, the district said a community member, presenting himself as a “private coach”, approached a group of high school male athletes practicing on their own over the summer. view article

A 32-year-old woman is under arrest after crashing into an Edinburg CISD school bus Saturday evening while allegedly driving drunk, according to a news release.  Edinburg police responded to the 3600 block of S. Sugar Road at approximately 6:50 p.m. that day regarding a three-vehicle crash.  “The incident included an Edinburg CISD school district bus with four students, a sponsor, and a driver on board,” the release stated.  There were no major injuries. view article

A high school student from Pflugerville was arrested after police said he brought a sword to campus. According to Pflugerville ISD police, on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 17-year-old Trinceton Arnold was arrested and is now charged with a felony for bringing a sword to Connally High School. view article

A retired Harris County sheriff deputy is criticizing Katy Independent School District’s plan arming elementary school security guards. Robert Amboree, who spent over two decades in law enforcement, doesn’t believe security guards are enough to be stationed at schools. He believes it’s cutting corners. view article

A Wharton ISD support staff member was terminated after the district was made aware of an inappropriate relationship with a student, officials say. According to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael O’Guin Sr., the district was made aware of an inappropriate relationship last week, and the support staff member was immediately suspended. That person has since been terminated. view article

A Pflugerville ISD student was arrested Tuesday for bringing a small sword to school, according to court documents. Trinceton T. Arnold, 17, was charged with a third-degree felony for unlawfully carrying a weapon.  Connally High School administrators found Arnold in possession of a sword with a 12-inch blade during a search in the boy's bathroom, which was initiated due to the odor of burnt marijuana, the arrest affidavit said.  In a letter to parents, Associate Principal Scott Ford said "any student found in possession of a weapon will face the maximum disciplinary measures, along with potential criminal charges." view article

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — A Dripping Springs ISD mother describes an Oct. 20 family dinner with her elementary student in heart-breaking detail. During nightly family dinners, she, her husband and children do “highs and lows” — each tells the others about the best moment and worst moment from their day.  “I don’t have a high for the day,” said one of her children.  “We kept calm in the moment,” said the mom, after learning her child’s low for the day. “I just kept thinking, ‘what the f— happened to them?'” view article

Purple flowers and child sized angel wings surrounded Audrii Cunningham’s closed Lisa Frank casket Friday evening as hundreds of mourners gathered at Livingston’s First Baptist Church for her visitation service.  Audrii is now known across Texas as the 11-year-old who was found on the banks of the Trinity River Feb. 20, five days after her family reported her missing. To friends and family, she’ll be remembered for her good humor and positive outlook on life. view article

Born and raised in the Netherlands, Robin Hunting served in the Royal Marines and now shares the knowledge and expertise he gained during his military service equipping individuals with the know-how to maintain their personal and family safety. Mr. Hunting, who now lives in Florida with his wife and three children, is popularly known online as “Dutch in the USA.” With his day job of working as an operations manager for a large recycling company, he turned to social media during the COVID-19 pandemic and began creating informative videos on how people could stay safe in potentially dangerous circumstances. view article

A federal judge on Feb. 29 temporarily blocked a Texas law that would allow law enforcement to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border. What's happening: The new law, Senate Bill 4, was scheduled to take effect March 5. Siding with the federal government and several immigrant rights organizations, U.S. District Judge David Ezra issued a 114-page order preventing Texas from enforcing the law. view article

The curriculum, known as "Choosing the Best," will re-introduce sex education into Fort Worth schools after the district suspended the curriculum last year.   The Fort Worth Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a new, abstinence-based sex education curriculum for the district on Tuesday.  The curriculum, known as "Choosing the Best," will re-introduce sex education at Fort Worth schools, after the district suspended the teaching in January 2023. For the last year, a special advisory committee composed of parents and district health officials have analyzed potential lesson plans before recommending Choosing the Best.  view article

It was a tragic day in our state’s history. "There have been a lot of changes throughout the years but one thing we pride ourselves in is not being driven by Uvalde,” BISD Chief of Police, Art Gamez said. An incident that would forever mark the importance of school safety. view article

Video appears to show a Cy-Fair ISD elementary school instructor pushing a 10-year-old special needs student out of his chair onto the ground. The kid says it’s all because he wouldn’t stop tapping his pencil on the desk. What’s worse, the family says the incident caught on camera back on February 6 isn’t the first time the teacher laid his hands on their son. view article

A former Sidney ISD coach accused of engaging in inappropriate conduct with a student has been arrested. Ryan Matthew Grant was taken into custody Sunday for Aggravated Sexual Assault in connection to these allegations. Sidney ISD Superintendent James Rucker says the district received allegations that Grant had been inappropriate with a student February 10, and they immediately contacted the Texas Rangers, suspended Grant’s employment, and had him criminally trespassed from Sidney ISD property and all school events. view article

The Potter County Sheriff’s Office reported that a Bushland Independent School District school bus that was carrying two adults and four students flipped over near FM 2381 on Thursday morning amid snowy and slick road conditions. view article

Two security guards have been let go from their contracted positions with Fort Bend ISD after separate incidents where they left firearms unattended at elementary schools, district officials say. One guard left their handgun in a staff bathroom at Sullivan Elementary School in January, and another left their gun holstered in a “duty belt” in an empty classroom at Sugar Mill Elementary School earlier this month, according to a district statement. view article

After a lengthy discussion, the Fort Worth ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to implement a new sex education curriculum. The curriculum up for discussion was the abstinence-based sex education program called “Choosing the Best.” The program’s website states that its mission is to “Educate teens on the health advantages of delayed sexual activity and empower them to make the healthiest choices, in order to reduce unplanned pregnancies and STDs, improving life outcomes for teens and their families.” During the meeting, many residents spoke in favor of the abstinence-based curriculum due to it not including any gender fluidity content. view article

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a victory in federal court this week against a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives despite half of the members being absent. The U.S. Constitution requires that a quorum of members of the U.S. House of Representatives be present for the lower chamber of Congress to conduct business. However, only 201 members of the House of Representatives were present in the House’s chamber when the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was voted on in December 2022 and approved by the House and Senate. view article

Trustees at beleaguered Denton Independent School District voted 6-1 to keep two books promoting “transgender” ideology in an elementary school library, rejecting a request to remove the books as educationally unsuitable for young children. Local families packed the school board meeting Tuesday night to weigh in on both sides of the book issue and to hear arguments in the Level 3 grievance hearing to determine if the titles would stay or go. Debi Scaggs, whose grandchildren attend school in the district, challenged several elementary school library books last year that included “transgender” content. The district removed some of the books but kept “Jacob’s New Dress” and “Jacob’s Room to Choose” by Sarah Hoffman. The decision prompted Scaggs to escalate her challenge. view article

Police Chief Troy Finner has announced that the true number of all wrongly closed cases is 264,000. Following the revelation that the Houston Police Department suspended 4,017 sexual assault incident reports without investigation, Police Chief Troy Finner has now announced that the true number, across all divisions, is 264,000. In a recent press conference, Finner said that HPD personnel were using a “lack of personnel” code to close out sexual assault incidents without investigating them, a practice that started in 2016. He was first made aware of the code’s existence in 2021 and said he ordered it to stop being used. view article

The Fort Worth Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a new, abstinence-based sex education curriculum for the district on Tuesday. The curriculum, known as "Choosing the Best," will re-introduce sex education at Fort Worth schools, after the district suspended the teaching in January 2023. For the last year, a special advisory committee composed of parents and district health officials have analyzed potential lesson plans before recommending Choosing the Best. view article

A student of Park Glen Elementary was hit by a car while walking home on Monday, according to Fort Worth Police. It happened in a crosswalk at the intersection of Glen Canyon Road and Park Vista Boulevard. The school sent an email to families letting them know that the 8-year-old girl was struck and taken to a local hospital where they were placed in the ICU with small fractures and a very severe concussion. There will be an additional counselor on campus to support students and staff, according to the email. view article

Fort Worth ISD is inching closer to bringing sex education back into district classrooms. During a board meeting Tuesday, Feb. 27, district trustees will consider the approval of a brand new sex education curriculum. If adopted, Fort Worth ISD students would be taught sex education this spring. “The steps to recommend a human sexuality education curriculum resource have been thoroughly conducted and completed,” district spokesman Jessica Becerra said in a statement sent to the Fort Worth Report. “Approving … Choosing the Best provides the opportunity for students to participate in high-quality learning.” view article

Chohlis: There must be significant policy and funding improvements if America is to secure its schools and give children what they need to succeed. view article

Audrii Cunningham, the 11-year-old Texas girl who missed her school bus last week and was found dead in a river on Tuesday, died from blunt force trauma. The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office said the death was described as "homicidal violence" and her manner of death has been ruled a homicide following an autopsy, an agency spokesperson told Fox News Digital. An Amber Alert was issued for Cunningham after she failed to board the school bus on Feb. 15 and did not attend school. view article

EL PASO, TX (KFOX14/CBS4) — The El Paso County Commissioners are expected to sign off on a new contract that will keep security officers at two local school districts. If approved, San Elizario School District is expected to receive five officers, and Fabens Independent School District is expected to receive four school resource officers. view article

Two security guards have been let go from their contracted positions with Fort Bend ISD after separate incidents where they left firearms unattended at elementary schools, district officials say. One guard left their handgun in a staff bathroom at Sullivan Elementary School in January, and another left their gun holstered in a “duty belt” in an empty classroom at Sugar Mill Elementary School earlier this month, according to a district statement. Employees intervened before any students handled the weapons, officials said. view article

As fires continue to rage throughout the Texas Panhandle, several school districts in North Texas have opted to cancel classes Wednesday, February 28, after several cities and counties issued evacuation orders. view article

A former Judson ISD band director was found guilty Tuesday on 20 counts of possession of child pornography and promotion of child pornography. Mark Mallow could face a maximum punishment of life in prison. The punishment phase of his trial began Tuesday afternoon. view article

The missing 7-year-old Klein Independent School District student has been found safe, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office. There was heavy law enforcement presence in the 9100 block of Herts Road in northwest Harris County as officials looked for the child. view article