2 Dallas County TX school districts beefing up security after shootings

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The changes come following several shootings impacting North Texas students in the last two weeks.

Garland ISD and Dallas ISD officials have said they are making a few changes in their security protocols on their campuses.

Principal Shadaria Foster stood with students as they staged a “walkout” following a blackout assembly for school safety at Wilmer-Hutchins High School on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Dallas. The assembly was held after a student shot and injured a classmate the week before.Two Dallas County school districts shared Friday that they are tightening their security protocols on their campuses in the wake of a rash of school shootings in North Texas.

Garland and Dallas ISDs shared with families that they are implementing a few changes at their campuses to keep students safe. Nearly 200,000 students combined were enrolled in campuses at these two districts in the 2022-23 school year, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

The changes come following several shootings impacting North Texas students. On Friday, classes at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in Dallas, and another student was taken into custody in a shooting on the grounds of James Bowie High School in Arlington.Dallas ISD officials said the April 12 shooting on the southeast Oak Cliff campus “has shown us areas where we must improve to keep our schools safe.

 

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