NEWS
Bowie ISD to consider safety plan; reviews preliminary budget work
By BARBARA GREEN
Bowie Independent School District Trustees may possibly make a decision on changes to its school safety plans this week after discussing it in executive session Monday night and calling a special meeting for 5:30 p.m. on June 21 with the safety plan the sole item in executive session discussion.
During recent months the board has discuss has discussed many different options such as hiring security officers for the campuses as well as implementing concealed carry policies for the staff. Changes appeared to be pushed further to the forefront following new school shooting incidents.
The board went into executive session Monday night shortly after 8 p.m. and met for a little more than an hour to discuss the safety plan and personnel.
Superintendent Steven Monkres said the board took no action on either topics.
During public comments at the start of the agenda, School Resource Officer Travis Fuller asked the board if it was going to consider some of those options he hoped it would be in time for the new school year. He said if hiring security for each campus was too costly, possibly a second SRO was an option. If the two men split the campus at two each, it would cut down response time.
He also asked the board to address conceal carry for teachers.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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