A wave of funding for police in North Texas schools is on the way.
found that Texas schools with police funded by U.S. federal grant programs see a 2.5% decrease in high school graduation rates. College enrollment rates for students at Texas schools with federally funded cops are 4% lower than their less-policed peers, according to the study. Black students are far more likely to be disciplined. Former President Donald Trump signed the STOP School Violence Act into law in 2018, following the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School.
The awards to North Texas districts come following a tense past few weeks at public schools in the region. Late last month, several middle and high school students in Frisco were taken into custody after posting on social media that they were going to participate in a"National School Shooting Day." A few days before, a Rockwall High School student was taken into custody. Authorities received a tip about the student threatening to shoot up the school, and found a series of texts that featured the individual posing with what turned out to be airsoft guns.
As “National School Shooting Day” social media posts started going viral that same day, Kaufman ISD officials decided to close its high schools to keep students safe. Just a few days before, Frisco ISD closed Lone Star High School after police were alerted to social media posts about a threat to kill students at the school.and shot and injured two fellow students and a teacher., it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism.
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