38 students withdrew from Roy J. Smith Middle School after deadly stabbing, KISD superintendent says

KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) – College students at Roy J. Smith Center College returned to highschool on March 25, two weeks after 14-year-old Serenity Baker was fatally stabbed on campus throughout an altercation.

Killeen ISD Superintendent, Dr. Jo Ann Fey, stated the college had a 93 % attendance price on Tuesday. Fey additional stated 38 college students withdrew from Roy J. Smith, with lots of these college students returning to their house campuses throughout the district after having beforehand transferred to Roy J. Smith.

Fey stated there was a single level of entry for all college students on Tuesday, with some starting to enter the college as early as 7:30 a.m. The superintendent stated it took a while to get each child into the system, with the final scholar getting into the constructing at about 9 a.m. In accordance with Fey, the method to enter college moved alongside sooner on Wednesday.

The superintendent reassured dad and mom the college district is being proactive about coping with bullying and violence on campus.

“We don’t have an uptick of violence. What we have is a consistent pattern of violence at KISD in our schools. Things like fighting and assaults. Those are big things,” Dr. Fey acknowledged, “If we have an assault on a staff member who tries to break up a fight, who is assaulted by a student, we are going forward with the recommendation for expulsion up to 180 days.”

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Dr. Fey says Killeen ISD now has a number of ranges of safety however declined to supply additional particulars. “Ultimately, security starts with supervision of kids. That is one of the things that is being reinforced about how our adults in the system are monitoring hallways, how they’re monitoring duty stations,” she stated.

So far as implementing a coverage for clear backpacks shifting ahead, Fey stated KISD doesn’t but have a districtwide stance.

“We do have campus leaders who have taken a specific stance and that has caused a little bit of a ripple,” she stated. “As a district, we are looking to move to a consistent policies for backpacks, up to clear bag policies. We’re not there yet but we do have plans to move forward with a consistent expectation.”

Baker was stabbed within the neck with a 3.5-inch tactical folding knife on Monday, March 10. A fellow 14-year-old schoolmate was taken into custody after the lethal altercation.

Fey as soon as once more reiterated steel detectors at Roy J. Center College weren’t engaged on the day of the deadly stabbing and dispelled rumors the units had been turned off. No additional info on the prison investigation was supplied.

The district additionally shared immediately that they are going to be updating their crisis response page to incorporate an FAQ with all of the freshest info on this incident.

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