This is the third time that the state has given school districts some flexibility when it comes to funding and attendance during the pandemic.– State officials on Thursday ordered local school districts across Texas to audit and correct security deficiencies at their schools before the start of the next school year.requiring the districts “to support the safety and security of public schools.
The TEA order especially targets how secure each school’s exterior doors are with weekly exterior door sweeps to ensure they are closed and locked. The directives come more than a monthDistricts also must review their multi-hazard emergency operations and active threat plans. All campus staff, substitutes, and district threat assessment teams must be trained in emergency procedures. All mandatory drills for the school year must be scheduled before the school year.
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