Three Houston-area school district police chiefs told 13 Investigates it can be difficult to get the Harris County District Attorney's Office to file charges for school-related incidents.
Across the Houston region this week alone, there's been a student stabbed at a high school, a gun allegedly found on campus, and threats made against others.
However, with what appears to be an increase in threats across the Houston area over the last month, Spring Branch ISD said it doesn't think school discipline is enough in cases like Monday's, so it pursues criminal charges. As of Thursday afternoon, no charges have been filed related to Monday's threat at Spring Branch ISD.
Baimbridge said the district has had at least three other cases related to on-campus crime in which charges either took days to finally file or weren't filed at all by the DA's office. In a statement to 13 Investigates, the DA's office said it has "an aggressive posture regarding all threats made towards our schools, teachers, and students."
With incidents across the region this week, Houston ISD held a press conference on Thursday to address how the district handles school safety.She said whether a threat is made in person or online, the district assumes they're all legitimate until they can prove otherwise.
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