The tragic death of a student this week has brought renewed attention to the ongoing safety concerns surrounding schools located near railroad tracks.

A 76-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly inappropriately touching a Channelview ISD student on their way to school.

Safety concerns and dissatisfaction with school instruction are driving families to opt for homeschooling, affecting funding and resources for public schools like Fleming Middle School.

Parents in Sealy are demanding answers after a bus driver allegedly forced students to close windows on an un-air-conditioned bus during extreme heat, leaving children struggling to breathe. A video shows students yelling for relief while the driver insisted on keeping the windows up. Sealy ISD said it's investigating the incident and addressing A/C issues on its buses. What are your thoughts on this situation?

Rice University canceled classes but encouraged students and those within the Rice community to seek out counselors on campus or call their 24-hour call center for support a day after Andrea Rodriguez Avila was found dead in her dorm room.

Special education teacher was charged after throwing a special needs autistic student to the ground causing a bloody nose.

A Dekaney High School theater teacher, Valerie Lauren Mata, has been arrested after her text messages revealed an improper relationship with an 18-year-old student.

There have been several changes and challenges in HISD this school year. For one group of students, emerging bilingual students, navigating through the NES system without speaking the native language has presented its own barriers. But, despite the challenges, they are still making strides.

Disturbing video has surfaced from this past Tuesday. A Nimitz High School student says it shows her being jumped by seven girls, some who have been harassing her for months.

Students in Houston and Fort Bend Independent School District are gearing up for their state-mandated tests! 📚 Make sure to mark these important testing dates in your calendar! Good luck to all the students! You've got this! 💪 #StateMandatedTests #PreparationIsKey #SuccessInEducation

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉Congratulations to Deven Adams, the principal at Fleming Middle School, for being named Principal of the Month for February! 🏆🎉Under Adams' leadership, Fleming Middle School has seen remarkable improvements in academics. From implementing the New Education System model to developing a comprehensive 'State of the School' data plan, Adams is committed to ensuring the success of his students. 📚✨

The Houston Independent School District is adding up to 40 more schools to its New Education System model in the 2024 academic school year, state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles announced Tuesday.

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The Houston Independent School District is adding up to 40 more schools to its New Education System model in the 2024 academic school year, state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles announced Tuesday.

A foreign exchange student from China who was reported missing last week in Utah has been found.

A Livingston ISD student was fatally struck by an 18-wheeler just as they were getting off a school bus.

A Sterling High School student taken into custody after being found possession of a gun on campus, according to Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District.

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Ty Shelby paved the way, leading the Mustang defense on the football field. He now plays for the San Diego Chargers. Then came Braylan Shelby, a 6-foot-5 outside linebacker carved from stone. He has just enrolled at USC.And then there is not-so-little sister NaDi’ya Shelby, who may be the best athlete of them all.

Primarily, he’s an athlete with tremendous endurance. His performance on the oval in the 800m dash and long distance runs, and during the cross-country season proves his point.

Juan Pablo Rivera, 17, is charged with possession of a prohibited weapon for the May 16 incident.

Criminal charges are being pursued against a Kempner High School student who reportedly had a handgun inside of his backpack.

A Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District employee has been accused of improperly touching one of his students multiple times while at school.

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The scarred teen says she was stabbed with a pocket knife several times by another student during a fight. Her mom added that the school nurse failed to call EMS for the girl's injuries, and instead put alcohol on the child's open wounds.

Two students from Kashmere High School say their gym teacher not only hit one of them in the head with a tennis racket but also back-slapped and bit them.

A Lee High School student, for the moment, can’t return to school after court documents reveal she recorded a fellow classmate using the restroom.

Officials with Galena Park ISD are warning students and parents after a “stranger danger” situation that recently happened.

In separate incidents, two separate school districts in our area have come across the same disturbing problem, employees accused of having inappropriate relationships with students.

A Texas A&M student who was last seen since Dec. 16 was found dead Saturday afternoon, according to multiple reports.

A Cypress Fairbanks ISD coach and teacher is under investigation after allegations of improper conduct with a student.

A Cleveland Independent School teacher has been arrested for sexual assault of a student, Liberty County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid period opens Oct. 1 for the 2023-2024 school year.

A Kindergarten student at Alief ISD was dropped off at the wrong bus stop on Tuesday, according to the family.

If you have a student that plays a sport or is just very active, you may want to schedule them for a FREE heart screening this month.

East Bernard ISD’s student handbook outlines its dress code and hair policy, which forbids “braided hair or twisted rows/strands.”

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is down to its final four teams, if you can believe it.

A mother is taking legal action after her son was hit by an administrator at Sweeny Junior High School.

Family and friends gathered Friday night to remember a man who was shot to death by officers from the Houston Police Department.

A family in Katy is grieving and praying for justice after their loved one was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver who ran a red light.

A Pre-K student in Montgomery ISD was dropped off at the wrong bus stop and then his mother says he got into a car with a stranger.

Alief ISD Police are investigating allegations a student distributed cookies, believed to be laced with THC, to other students during a lunch break, district officials confirmed Thursday.

One middle school student and her mother are outraged by the behavior of a Mead Middle School teacher who was caught on video yelling at a student and intentionally breathing on her.

Students of YES Prep Southwest Academy credited their principal with confronting the gunman.

School law enforcement found a gun at Hightower High School in Fort Bend County on Monday.

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Authorities say a student at a Tennessee high school fired at officers and was killed by police.

HOUSTON – A Houston student whose dorm room at Stephen F. Austin State University was stormed last year has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the school and her former roommates. Investigators said officers barged into Christin Evans’ dorm room on Sept. 14, 2020, after campus police received a call from the community advisor at the dorm, saying a student was threatening to stab another student with scissors and may have been experiencing a manic episode. Police said officers responded accordingly but changed their posture once they realized Evans was asleep in her room when they entered. In the lawsuit filed Monday, Evans accused the school and others of violating her right to due process and equal protection, negligence and gross negligence. Watch the full news conference below:Here is the full lawsuit filed by Evans:

HOUSTON – A University of Texas student from Houston won $10,000 from Chipotle for a TikTok video. Faith Bang shared her customized order on TikTok, apart from the social media campaign “Chipotle Royalty,” featuring the item on the restaurant’s digital menu. In the TikTok video, Bang illustrated that she spent the last $8 of the $12 in her checking account on a burrito bowl. Her go-to order, dubbed the Bang Bowl, includes carnitas, ½ white rice, ½ brown rice, fajitas, fresh tomato salsa, extra roasted chili-corn salsa, cheese, lettuce and tortilla on the side. To see the video that snatched the $10,000 Chipotle challenge, click here.

Cy Creek's Rori Harmon has been a national basketball recruit since she was in middle school. Last year, the Cougars rolled through the regular season all the way to the state finals against super-power Duncanville. I really care about them and I want to know how their emotional state is, not just what they do on the basketball court." As sophomores, Harmon and Hunter led the Cougars to the Regional Finals but fell to Summer Creek. Harmon has that big, perfect smile of a killer on the basketball court.

HOUSTON – A Glover Elementary School student was nearly abducted Thursday afternoon after getting off the school bus, according to school officials. Fort Bend Independent School District police are investigating after school officials were alerted about the incident. School officials said the incident happened as the student walked home after exiting the bus in the Quail Run Subdivision and a middle-aged man approached the girl. Officials said the student reported that the man asked her to go for a walk with him and reached for her. School officials said the student involved was not physically harmed in the incident.

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Houston If you have a college student at home, or you are one, you may be able to get an emergency pandemic grant to help with expenses. Congress set aside $6 billion for emergency grants for college students. This is money that does not have to be paid back. Your first stop should be your school's financial aid office because each university has its own application process. The grants are supposed to cover expenses caused by campus disruptions because of coronavirus closures.

ALVIN, Texas – An Alvin High School student is getting a lot of attention for bringing her soccer talents to the football field. Erin Webster was the kicker for Alvin's varsity football team in the Yellowjackets' 50-14 win over Pasadena on Friday. Webster tore her ACL in May and recently recovered from surgery. Webster is a standout on the soccer field. She is a three-time varsity Letterman and has received multiple scholarship offers.