From a stabbing at an HISD campus to a gun reported in another, several Houston-area schools were placed on lockdown due to unrelated incidents.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 9:16PMSeveral Houston-area schools reported unrelated incidents involving weapons or threats on campus within hours on Wednesday.Among them was a stabbing at about 10 a.m. at Houston ISD's Sterling High School, which was briefly placed on lockdown following the event.The student stabbed was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. The suspect, also a student at the school, was placed into custody.
"Once all involved parties were apprehended, the campus was placed in secure status," the district said in a statement. The secure mode was later lifted, and classes resumed as normal. The district did not release any other details about the incident.Shortly after that, Spring ISD announced a student at Spring High School was detained for having a firearm on campus.
In a letter to parents, the principal said the weapon had been located in a theater and safely retrieved.District officials added that the student could face criminal charges.At about 12:15 p.m., HISD said Bellaire High School students remained in their classrooms after the campus received a bomb threat."After a thorough interior and exterior building search, HISD PD determined there was no threat to our campus. As of 2:20 p.m., our campus has been cleared by HISD police.
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