Crosby ISD warns parents about Halloween party invitation

A local school district is warning parents about a Halloween party invitation that asks partygoers to bring booze and dress provocatively. Word of the party spread by using the hashtag "#IzzyPromoHalloweenBash" on Twitter. The invite said there would be Jell-O shots, jungle juice and "slutty ladies." It said the party was expected to start at 11 p.m. Halloween night, but did not give an exact location. view article  

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In the South San Independent School District, parents there are worried that if an emergency happens at a school, district police won't be able to respond because their police cars are in such bad shape. In the wake of last week's school shooting in Washington, KSAT's Defenders investigated the concerns of South San parents.

West ISD to break ground on new combined schools

West Independent School District is breaking ground Thursday on its new combined campus that will hold both its middle and high schools after its former schools were destroyed in the West Fertilizer Co. plant explosion in April 2013. view article  

Brass knuckles, pipe found in S.A. school employee’s backpack

South San Antonio ISD police received a tip Tuesday that district employee Jake Contreras was carrying brass knuckles and possibly a knife on school property. District police questioned Contreras At Madla Elementary, and searched his backpack and discovered a set of brass knuckles, as well as a pipe that appeared to be used for smoking methamphetamines. view article  

Brass knuckles, pipe found in S.A. school employee’s backpack

South San Antonio ISD police received a tip Tuesday that district employee Jake Contreras was carrying brass knuckles and possibly a knife on school property. District police questioned Contreras At Madla Elementary, and searched his backpack and discovered a set of brass knuckles, as well as a pipe that appeared to be used for smoking methamphetamines. view article  

Superintendent: 5 Dallas ISD students possibly exposed to Ebola

The sister of the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States says her brother told relatives he notified officials the first time he went to the hospital that he was visiting from Liberia. Our Dallas station WFAA has identified the patient as Thomas Eric Duncan. His sister, Mai Wureh, says her brother went to a Dallas emergency room on Friday and they sent him home with antibiotics. He told his sister hospital officials asked for his Social Security number and he said that he didn't have one because he was visiting from Liberia. view article  

Seven books removed from Highland Park curriculum

Highland Park ISD has suspended seven titles from the curriculum after a wave of criticism surrounding some content. view article  

Republicans oppose proposed early voting site at Canutillo ISD

Officials with the El Paso County Republican Party are questioning the legality of a proposed early voting site on the West Side. Two GOP leaders in El Paso said the proposed designation of the Canutillo Independent School District's administration building as a permanent early voting location "leaves the appearance of impropriety" because a school district trustee is on the ballot in a justice of the peace race. view article  

Waco ISD’s $1.2 million counseling grant will continue

Five Waco Independent School District elementary schools will keep their social workers after the board of trustees accepted the second installment of a grant funding the Waco Counseling Project. view article  

Comal ISD paying off debt early

The Comal Independent School District is paying off bond debt early in an effort to save taxpayers money. The district's board of trustees voted Thursday night to pay off $6.5 million in bond debt ahead of schedule. view article  

Three students taken to hospital as precaution after Aldine ISD bus wreck

Three students from Stehlik Intermediate School in the Aldine Independent School District were taken to an area hospital Tuesday morning after a minor collision with a cement mixer. The wreck happened about 8 a.m. on West Road at Deer Trail Drive as the bus was transporting students to the school at 400 West Road, a school district spokeswoman said. The school is just west of Interstate 45. view article  

Waco: Local school gets multimillion dollar grant to help improvement

A local school that has been underperforming for years, is shaking things up for the new school year with the help of a $4.8 million grant. Indian Spring Middle School is under a state mandate to turn things around and their principal is hoping this multi-million dollar grant will help them do just that. view article  

Direct Energy Teams Up with Brownwood ISD

Direct Energy today unveiled a partnership with Brownwood Independent School District that aims to give back to the community while increasing its presence among residents. As an added incentive for residents to switch to Direct Energy, a donation from part of the proceeds of that new customer’s everyday energy usage will be made to Brownwood ISD.

New Eanes school district superintendent takes the helm

When newly hired Eanes Superintendent Tom Leonard was leading his former school district in a Chicago suburb, he launched one of his high school’s video arts program by handing a high school sophomore a camera and asking her to document the school year. In the years since then, the program has exploded — Leonard helped the school connect with area TV news organizations and other video professionals, hired “a great teacher” and gave the class a state-of-the-art facility, he said. Students from that school district, Barrington 220, have won more student Emmys than any other school district in the Midwest, and that same sophomore went on to work for The Oprah Winfrey Show, and now works in the film industry in Los Angeles. view article