Defenseless Dealey surrenders safety according to multiple sources at the North Texas elementary and middle school campus.
In April 2023, Dallas Independent School District conducted an active shooter drill at their north Dallas school.
One problem: at least one teacher was missing from their specials classroom when the drill began. The second problem is was a second teacher not supervising students.
The result? Twenty elementary age students chose how to respond to an active shooter on their own.
Multiple witnesses state some students chose to run across the hall to another teacher. Others state students left in a state of panic and fear.
One parent said they raised the issue with former Assistant Principal Jennifer Schneider who ignored them. She has since left the district for Garland ISD.
The other teachers immediately sought employment outside campus. The first was assigned to another Dallas ISD campus. The second left for Northwest ISD.
Dallas ISD refuses to release the after action reports on the event.
What is clear according to information developed from witness statements is a lack of supervision and training.
Defenseless Dealey Surrenders Safety Again
In December 2021, white protestors were allowed to bring firearms on campus during a mask mandate protest. This happened with a salon “culture officer” asking what is a better weapon – the M16 or the AK47 – for defense.
Dallas Police were criticized at the time for making up a First Amendment policy on the go.
Since April there have been several changes that further divide the Dealey campus and loosen its safety standards.
Middle school students are no longer required to pass through magnetotmeters, despite their presence on campus.
Additionally, Dallas ISD has failed state law and HB3 on the presence of law enforcement on campus.
These issues also arise in an environment where persons of Jewish faith are being targeted. Historically, Dealey has been located in an area with high Jewish population and residential concentration. The situation in the Middle East led to Friday the 13th attack warnings.
There was also the shooting at the State Fair of Texas last weekend too.