At least five North Texas school districts including Dallas ISD and Fort Worth ISD canceled classes Tuesday because of all the people who will be coming onto the school campuses to vote.
With several school buildings being used as polling sites Tuesday, some districts have canceled classes. Others will have extra security in place as a precaution.At least five North Texas school districts including Dallas ISD and Fort Worth ISD canceled classes Tuesday.
Those districts cited security concerns, saying they wanted to ensure the safety of students while giving the public access to campuses to vote. Plano ISD is one of the districts that decided not to close. Instead, it has a plan in place to keep students safe.Kevin Keating, Plano ISD’s chief of safety and security operations, said it hired off-duty officers to patrol and visit polling sites. District security personnel will also make rounds.
Keating said voters and election officials will also have limited access to campuses. That means there will be a designated entrance and exit, restrooms and parking for voters.But after the school shooting in Uvalde in May, districts are taking a closer look at possible vulnerabilities in security.
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