Town Hall Meeting Focuses On School Safety In Mansfield ISD
Officials say a town hall meeting Thursday evening in Mansfield is focused on opening a dialogue with parents and the community about school safety after a school shooting last month.
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Officials say a town hall meeting Thursday evening in Mansfield is focused on opening a dialogue with parents and the community about school safety after a school shooting last month.
For the first time since a school shooting at Timberview High school, leaders in the Mansfield school district and local law enforcement will meet with the community to discuss safety and security.
Mansfield ISD Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Cantu announced changes implemented to enhance safety and security at schools.
Nearly 1,800 of the 1,980 students enrolled in the Mansfield Independent School District's Timberview High School returned to campus Tuesday, nearly a week after a shooting inside a classroom.
On October 12 students at Timberview High School in Arlington will return to school for the first time since they were abruptly put in lockdown as gunfire erupted inside a classroom.
The school district said safety and security protocols are also being thoroughly reviewed.
Pettitt's sister told CBS 11 last week, the shooting didn't happen in his classroom, but Pettitt came to help break up the fight and got hit.
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Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye said others could be charged, if additional criminal acts are uncovered.
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The teenager in custody, accused of opening fire at Timberview High School in Arlington on October 6 has been moved to another facility.
According to police, the 15-year-old student injured is in critical condition in the ICU. A 25-year-old teacher is in good condition.
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"It is so important that the Timberview High School community have time to heal, and so, there will be no school for Timberview High School on Thursday," Principal Derrell Douglas said.
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