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Local School Dance Ends Early After Social-Media Threat

Local School Dance Ends Early After Social-Media Threat
Lovelady High School | Image by Princeton ISD

A North Texas high school in Collin County had to end its homecoming dance early this past weekend after someone posted an alleged threat on social media.

Students at Lovelady High School in Princeton reported seeing an online post about someone with a gun planning to attend the dance.

Collin County police responded to the situation. However, they were “unable to substantiate the information.”

Despite the lack of clear-cut evidence, school officials decided to end the dance early.

Nobody was injured during the abridged duration of the event.

According to Princeton Independent School District Superintendent Donald McIntyre, no firearms were found on campus, and no shots were fired.

The school reportedly maintained its vigilance by having law enforcement present at school on Monday.

The investigation is still ongoing, but there is no further information on the matter at this time.

In a bid to secure public schools in the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott urged more schools to participate in the school marshal program, which allows registered staff to carry firearms on campus as a defense against unwanted intruders.

Only 84 out of the 1,200 Texas school districts have participated. Only 361 school faculty members across Texas are trained in the program, out of a total of almost 370,000 faculty members.

Encouraging the use of the marshal program was just one of several measures the State of Texas has taken in the aftermath of Uvalde.

“In the wake of this devastating crime, we must redouble our efforts to ensure that our schools provide a safe and secure environment for the children of Texas,” said Abbott in a statement.

Last week, Texas schools started doing “intruder checks,” focusing on ensuring that doors are locked and secured against intruders, as reported by The Dallas Express. There will be drills over the next couple of months wherein officials will see if they can gain unauthorized access to schools.

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2 Comments

  1. Lay Monk Jeffery

    Parents it’s time to stand up and volunteer in assistance over the protection of the children in school! It saddens me to even say that but unfortunately these are the times we are living in. Get involved in your child’s school, get to know your children’s friends. Law enforcement and school boards should join together to offer up proper training to identify and protect. We seem to be able to teach a 17 year old enlisted to protect our great nation but not the educators in our schools? Come on guys it’s time to get serious with zero tolerance for threats against the children and the educators. And no it’s not gun ban bills. Those only hurt the good law abiding citizens not the bad guy! After all, the children are the future so it time to invest!

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    • Yvonne Everett (retired teacher)

      Put people sitting at each enterence ( hall monitors) to check who comes in/goes out.

      Reply

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