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Northside ISD Teacher Investigated After Nonverbal Autistic Teen Comes Home Bruised

A Northside ISD teacher is under investigation after the parents of a 13-year-old nonverbal autistic student say video footage showed the teacher screaming at and mocking their son. Daisy and Jonathan Pena say they first noticed their son, Donovan, had started self-harming in March, and by April they had pulled him out of the school entirely after he came home bruised and, in their words, unrecognizable.

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Parents and students question Briscoe Middle School's response after reported threat

SAN ANTONIO - Parents and students at Briscoe Middle School say they were frightened and searching for answers after a student made threatening remarks against the school. Video shared with us by a Northside Independent School District student shows a squad car as a bus arrived at the campus. Other footage shows parents waiting in long lines to pick up their children, with cars backed up near the school.

San Antonio, TX · 13d

The Texas Tribune

“Silence is getting a bit loud”: Emails show UT leaders took heat for slow response to Bo French post

An Indian American student who had lived in California their entire life was scared to move to Texas to pursue a doctorate in economics at the University of Texas at Austin. But during the Longhorns’ comeback victory against Ohio State in September, the student taught classmates from abroad about football and cheered with them.

Austin, TX · 11d

San Antonio Express News

San Antonio-area high school football district standings heading into Week 9

The Texas high school football regular season is entering the home stretch. Here are the San Antonio-area district standings entering Week 9.

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Austin American-Statesman

'I feel horrible:' LASA forfeits the 3 games left on its high school football schedule

LASA has had to forfeit games that have impacted other schools in two of the last three years. Friday's cancelled matchup was Pflugerville's homecoming game.

Austin, TX · 15d

San Antonio Express News

Students at four San Antonio school districts will have the day off on Election Day

Four San Antonio-area school districts will close on Election Day, Nov. 3, and others will give students the preceding day off.

thedispatchonline.net

Rhetoric is no longer a course at Bowie

UT OnRamps Rhetoric was removed by Austin Independent School District (AISD) at many AISD campuses, including Bowie. Teachers and students were impacted by the end of summer decision to cut the course. According to the University of Texas (UT), OnRamps Rhetoric gives students six college credits that they may be...

Austin, TX · 14d

post-register.com

Estrada kicks record 51-yard field goal against Smithson Valley

Above, (SR) Bob Estrada takes the ball downfield past Smithson Valley defenders. Photo by Anthony Collins. Sometimes the most memorable moments in high school football have little to do with the final score. For the Lockhart Lions, Friday night’s matchup against Smithson Valley provided one of those moments, as kicker Evan Estrada delivered a remarkable 51-yard field goal that established a new Lockhart High School record and gave the hometown crowd something special to celebrate.

Lockhart, TX · 15d

news4sanantonio.com

Northside ISD investigates allegations of abuse of nonverbal autistic student at Zachry MS

SAN ANTONIO - Tx — A Northside ISD teacher is under investigation. She’s accused of abusing a special needs kid at Zachry Middle School. The parents of 13-year-old Donovan Pena are angry and want accountability. They say their son who is non-verbal with autism is being bullied by a teacher who broke his spirit.

Boerne Star

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Boerne and Geneva win homecoming games, Chargers fall at SV and Comfort stays in playoff hunt

Boerne High defeated Veterans Memorial Friday night for homecoming 49-7. The game was stopped at halftime after a fire on one of the poles in the parking lot. It resumed about two hours later but with a running clock and ended at about 11 p.m. The Hounds added two more TDs in the second half after taking a 35-7 lead into halftime.

Boerne, TX · 13d

KENS 5 Eyewitness News

The Madison High School Dollies

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4 Austin-area K-8 schools ranked best in Texas for 2027, per U.S. News

Four local elementary and middle schools are being hailed as the most brilliant beacons of Texas early education in U.S. News and World Report's new list ranking the best K-8 schools for 2027. U.S. News' annual Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings analyzed over 70,000 public schools on the state...

Austin, TX · 16d

Turnto10.com

Teacher accused of abusing nonverbal autistic student at Texas middle school

SAN ANTONIO (WOAI/KABB) — A Texas school district is investigating a teacher accused of mistreating a 13-year-old autistic student who is nonverbal. The boy’s parents, Daisy and Jonathan Pena, say their son, Donovan, began hurting himself in March. They withdrew him from Zachry Middle School in San Antonio the following month after he came home bruised. His parents said they barely recognized the change in their once-bubbly son.

San Antonio Express News

A tax fight over Pre-K 4 SA was years away. Then City Council stepped in.

City Council moved up a vote to extend Pre-K 4 SA’s sales tax funding for 20 years, potentially shutting VIA out of a revenue source it has long wanted.

hoodline.com

SAISD's New High Five Program Wins Praise, but Teachers Call It Too Rigid

San Antonio Independent School District has rolled out a new classroom framework called the High Five Learning Initiative to most of its schools this fall, standardizing everything from how desks are arranged to what appears on classroom whiteboards. Supporters say it's finally given campuses a clear, shared playbook. Critics, including the head of the district's teachers union, say it's stripped away the flexibility that lets educators respond to their own students.

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The San Antonio Observer

Sam Houston High School to Showcase New Facilities at November 9 Ribbon Cutting

Sam Houston High School renovations will be celebrated Nov. 9 as SAISD faces a new $600 million bond election and questions over past spending. The post Sam Houston High School to Showcase New Facilities at November 9 Ribbon Cutting appeared first on saobserver .

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Seattle ON Tap

The 18-Match Win Streak That Led Memorial To The State Title, And It Came Down To Those Two Unbelievable Comebacks

Ncaab on gradient background - Created by the Sports On Tap desk | Source : Sports On Tap (team logos property of their respective owners) Memorial High School’s tennis team just capped off a dominant season by absolutely seizing the UIL Class 6A team tennis state championship, taking down Southlake Carroll 10-7 in Thursday’s final […]

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KXAN

McCallum extends Lockhart’s losing streak to four with 19-10 win

McCallum improved to 3-3 in District 13-5A Division I play with a 19-10 victory over Lockhart on Friday night, handing the Lions their fourth consecutive loss.

Lockhart, TX · 14d

San Antonio Express News

Meetings explained NEISD's school closure plan — but they weren't meant to change the outcome

Families expressed frustration as North East ISD officials detailed upcoming school closures in a series of community meetings.

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