Dallas ISD says all middle and high school campuses will have an armed security officer in place as students return, but they are scrambling to hire more before a new state law takes effect.
House Bill 3, which takes effect on Sept. 1, requires armed personnel on every public school campus. Dallas ISD is looking at alternatives and exceptions to comply with the law.teachers returned to the classroom Thursday morning to prepare for the first day back at school on Monday.
HB 3, which takes effect September 1 requires Texas school districts to have at least one armed guard at every school campus.With the deadline looming, Dr. Stephanie Elizalde says the district needs to hire 167 additional armed officers.Dallas ISD superintendent Stephanie Elizalde says that the district short the officers it needs to be compliant with the new HB3, which requires an armed security guard at every school campus.
Other officers with DISD Police will rotate through elementary schools until more personnel can be hired.It's the 11th hour for several districts in our area. For most of the districts, they have school resource officers for secondary schools, like high school and junior high. But now, elementary schools need to be covered.
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