Education

A lot of parents in Lubbock and in the surrounding areas own and keep guns inside their homes. An important thing for parents to do is educated their own kids about guns and what to do if they ever find a gun in the home or anywhere else they may play or be at...

You really have to question what planet some people are living on when you see a story like this. The Austin Independent School District has been in the news a lot lately it seems. Just a few weeks ago, schools in Austin were celebrating "Pride Week" and getting blasted by state officials...

I don't know many people who are fans of school fundraisers. Whether it's the student who is supposed to sell candy bars, gift wrapping, magazines, or now household products. Or the parents who are really the ones in charge of selling the fundraising items to neighbors, friends, and coworkers. That ...

If you thought we were done with TikTok challenges in America involving schools and students who think they will never get in trouble, you'd be wrong. In 2021, one of the TikTok trends we saw across the state and country involved students destroying property in schools, mainly school bathrooms...

The fight over Critical Race Theory in Texas and inside the classrooms of Texas isn't over and it appears as though the fight could continue in the next legislative session. Earlier this week, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick appeared on my afternoon radio show and said tax money being spent by universities to expand Critical Race Theory needs to be examined and that he along with the Texas Legisla

A Texas school district is being sued by the ACLU over a dress code issue that the ACLU claims in gender-based and caused "irreparable harm" on students that were forced to get haircuts or be suspended from school. According to the Texas Tribune, Magnolia ISD has a dress code that says boys can't have long hair...

Students across Texas haven't been in school very long and already we are hearing about school districts that are having to close due to COVID-19 outbreaks. For those hoping that this would be a somewhat "normal" school year, the rise in cases has been like a punch to the gut...

The court battles continue to pile up for Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. On Wednesday, the advocacy group, Disability Rights Texas announced that fourteen plaintiffs, all children and their family members, filed the first federal lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath...

Could this be a way of getting around Governor Greg Abbott's executive order that bans school districts from imposing mask mandates? The Paris Independent School District will now require students to wear masks as part of a dress code...

It's back to school time in Lubbock and the surrounding areas and that means driving habits may have to adjust due to school zones, busses, and of course school children walking to and from school. The Lubbock Police Department took to Twitter on Tuesday to remind people to watch out for kids and to make sure we are all doing things to keep kids safe at school...