Gun violence incidents affecting two Dallas-area high schools have led to increased on-campus personnel and safety protocol retraining.
Albert Martinez was named Dallas ISD's Chief of Police in March 2023 after serving with the Dallas Police Department for 31 years.School campuses are known to get rowdy as the school year comes to an end, says Albert Martinez , Dallas ISD chief of police, but two recent gun violence incidents are pushing the school district to ramp up security protocols at high schools city-wide.
“It’s the same safety measures as before. Just more visibility, more presence,” Martinez said. “What we are really trying to do is ensure that our students and our faculty know all that is important.” Days after the shooting, around 50 students walked out of class, claiming that school leaders brushed over the incident and they did not feel safe in the school. Wilmer-Hutchins students told thethat the school did not consistently utilize the entry-way metal detectors or enforce the clear bag policy.
“It just brings reassurance that oh, look, there’s a patrol car here, there's an officer there,” said Martinez. “What not seeing is the retraining on protocols, the discussions we are having on creating best practices and gold standards, so that we can implement those on every level throughout the district.”after two students were wounded in a drive-by shooting off-campus. The students, ages 16 and 17, were inside a school employee’s car at the time of the shooting.
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