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I-Team: Storm Shelters Rare In North Texas Schools

The CBS 11 I-Team took a closer look at schools in our area, uncovering information on which districts have underground shelters, which don’t and why.

CBS 11–2013/05/21

Investigation At Arlington School Yields Battery Charger

Rankin Elementary School in Arlington was placed on lockdown Wednesday as authorities investigated a suspicious device found outside of the school.

2013/05/01

The new 600 New York Learning Center in the Arlington ISD. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

New Arlington ISD Learning Center Tailored To Help Dropouts

Students drop out of high school for a lot of reasons. Now the Arlington ISD and City of Arlington have teamed up to tell dropouts “its never too late to learn.”

CBS 11–2013/04/29

Tarrant DA, Wife, Accused of Sharing Confidential Information

Tarrant County District Attorney Joe Shannon is being accused of investigating and prosecuting a man based on information Shannon got from his own wife.

2013/02/22

Civil Rights Complaint Filed In Pencil Shavings Incident

A federal civil rights complaint has been filed against Arlington ISD by the mother of a boy who had pencil shavings poured into his mouth by his teacher.

KRLD–2013/02/21

Groups Want Teacher Fired For Pencil Shavings

Local organizations are demanding answers from the Arlington ISD after a junior high school teacher was suspended, not fired, for allegedly pouring pencil shavings into a student’s mouth.

2013/02/19

Teacher Suspended After Pouring Pencil Shavings In Student’s Mouth

Marquis Jay pulls out a pencil sharpener and shows the amount of shavings inside, “She poured the pencil shavings in my mouth.”

CBS 11–2013/02/08

Arlington ISD Opens Up School Transfer Process

The Arlington Independent School District is opening up the campus transfer process. The board of trustees voted to open most schools to transfers for students inside and outside district boundaries.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/02/08

An woman takes aim with a pistol. (credit: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images)

NRA Members To Talk Guns With Arlington ISD

Leaders in the Arlington ISD will sit down with two gun activists from the NRA on Monday evening to discuss the possibility of having armed teachers in schools.

2013/01/28

A customer looks over a .45-caliber pistol in suburban Chicago on July 12, 2010. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

School Lockdown Draws Attention To Firearms Education

Lamar High School in Arlington went on lock-down Tuesday after rumors spread about someone having a gun on campus.

2013/01/16

Empty school desks sit on a lawn. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Gun Report Leads To Lamar High School Lockdown

Lamar High School in the Arlington ISD was placed under lockdown for more than three hours on Tuesday after reports that a student may have brought a handgun to campus.

2013/01/15