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Car Backfire Believed To Have Caused School Lockdown

What is believed to have been a car backfiring may have lead to the lockdown of Birdville Elementary School and the Shannon Learning Center, both in Haltom City. Police said they initially received a report of a gun or gunfire near the school.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/12/18

A crossing guard helps parents and children through an intersection. (credit: Monika Graff/Getty Images)

North Texas School Security Being Evaluated

North Texas parents and students may see more police officers near school campuses following last Friday’s mass shooting inside an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

CBS 11–2012/12/17

A teacher assists a student in her third-grade class. (credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

DISD Teacher Morale Addressed At Board Briefing

There is a consensus among many that the morale of teachers in the Dallas Independent School District is at an all-time low. The issue was a topic of discussion at Thursday’s DISD board briefing.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/11/08

PD Searching For Man Who Exposed Himself To 9-Year-Old

Police in Fort Worth are asking for help from the public to identify and locate the man who exposed himself to a student walking home from school.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/10/25

A sleeping teenager. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Arlington Parents Seek Later School Start Times

Parents have done their homework and they are pushing for a school start time after 8 a.m. They’ve started a petition and will be meeting with district officials on Thursday.

CBS 11–2012/10/22

Cedar Hill School Gets National Honor

Cedar Hill’s Bray Elementary is one of two North Texas schools to be awarded a Blue Ribbon from the U.S. Department of Education. It’s the highest national honor any school can receive.

2012/09/17

Texas Senators Examine Longer School Day, Year

Top education leaders in the Texas Senate are examining ways to extend school days and school years to improve classroom learning.

2012/09/13

North Texan and now Oklahoma State University student Jennifer Long. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

Local Student Makes Collegiate Choice To Avoid Bullies

Bullying is so devastating that some students will do almost anything just to get away from it. CBS 11 News talked to one young North Texas woman who made her college choice because of her middle and high school experiences.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/09/06

Boys shout and wave their fists. (credit: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images)

State Law Created To Help Bullied Children

The anti-bullying edict, House Bill 1942, requires schools to try to prevent bullying and to intervene if and when harassment occurs. But can the law stop bullying and what exactly protects your child?

2012/09/04

A teacher prepares her classroom. (credit: Dave Einsel/Getty Images)

Hundreds Of Teacher Vacancies At DISD

When schools welcome children Monday, DISD will still be trying to fill 280 teaching positions.

2012/08/24

Seniors at Dallas International School. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

Members Of Senior Class Each Represent Different Country

Hundreds of students are already back in class at one area school and for the first time, every student in the incoming senior class calls a different country home.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/08/23