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Changes are on tap to bolster safety and security in Frisco ISD, where student threats took on a new urgency in the wake of school shootings across the nation.
A year after Texas lawmakers prohibited schools from suspending most young students, some Central Texas districts are still using the practice, including one that reported a surprisingly high 571 suspensions in the 2017-18 school year.
Next school year, district administrators plan to give students the chance to report bullying anonymously — through a tip line, a website and a mobile app.
With mental health-related calls to Austin ISD police increasing each year and the workload of school counselors becoming more burdensome, AISD has opened 40 school mental health centers and added about 100 nondistrict mental health specialists since the start of 2011.
The simple reinforcement of the Positive Behavior Incentive System is one of many ways schools across the country are rethinking discipline. It is part of the restorative justice toolbox that emphasizes conflict resolution over punishment and encourages teachers to consider the culture, background, and home life of students when responding to their actions in class.
These days, more students and teachers report being happy at Spring ISD's Bammel Middle School, and the number of three-day out-of-school suspensions dropped from 94 last school year to 47.
In North Texas there is a growing gap between jobs and the skilled workers to fill them. There is a bright spot, though, and it's called P-TECH (Pathways to Technology Early College High School).