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Active shooter drills are traumatizing students, experts say
- Written by Gary Dinges Gary Dinges
- Created: 12 November 2019 12 November 2019
Waxahachie, TX - Active shooter drills, which periodically occur at schools across the nation, might be doing more harm than good. Some even include actors playing gunmen and the sounds of simulated gunfire, according to NPR. That, experts say, is traumatizing many students.
Baylor Scott & White breaks ground on new “midway” location
- Written by Rebecca Jones Rebecca Jones
- Created: 16 October 2019 16 October 2019
Waxahachie/Midlothian, TX - Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Waxahachie President Will Turner helped kick off the groundbreaking of the new Baylor Scott & White Primary Care Clinic last Wednesday, a “midway” location between Midlothian and Waxahachie.
Waxahachie ISD keeps interim superintendent for top job
- Written by Patrick Clarke Patrick Clarke
- Created: 12 October 2019 12 October 2019
Waxahachie, TX - After a year in the interim position, longtime educator Bonny Cain, Ph.D., was announced as the new, full-time superintendent of the Waxahachie Independent School District Wednesday.
Superconducting Super Collider would have brought industry to Ellis County
- Written by R. L. Klemp R. L. Klemp
- Created: 06 October 2019 06 October 2019
Waxahachie, TX - If the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) project had not been killed by Congress, it would have become the biggest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world. It would have become the home of experiments designed to find cures for diseases, create new inventions and formulate new theories.
Waxahachie ISD launches $5000 a year anonymous crime reporting app
- Written by Patrick Clarke Patrick Clarke
- Created: 13 September 2019 13 September 2019
Waxahachie, TX - Students of the Waxahachie Independent School District can now anonymously report suspicious activities using their cellphones.
Boy and mom at center of Amber Alert found dead in Waxahachie parking garage
- Written by Marjorie Owens Marjorie Owens
- Created: 24 August 2019 24 August 2019
Waxahachie, TX - A 6-year-old boy and his mother were both found dead Friday night in a parking garage after an Amber Alert was issued for the child earlier in the evening, confirmed Waxahachie police.
Waxahachie ISD, police department tout tougher safety, security measures as classes resume
- Written by Patrick Clarke Patrick Clarke
- Created: 17 August 2019 17 August 2019
Waxahachie, TX - With backpacks on their backs, some 9,500 students headed back to Waxahachie ISD classrooms on Wednesday.
Waxahachie High welcomes interim principal
- Written by Ashley Ford Ashley Ford
- Created: 10 August 2019 10 August 2019
Waxahachie, TX - Waxahachie High School is under new leadership, and the principal is no stranger to the district. Tonya Harris has returned to Waxahachie ISD after she helped open a charter in Royce City as principal.
Waxahachie Police officer recognized for stopping gunman at Taco Cabana
- Written by Ashley Ford Ashley Ford
- Created: 16 July 2019 16 July 2019
Waxahachie, TX - When Sgt. Bobby Gray was called upon to be acknowledged for an award from the Waxahachie Police Department, he had no idea what event took place that had him now standing in front of about 50 people.
Former SAGU student, mother sentenced to 6 years in prison for death of newborn daughter
- Written by Daily Light report Daily Light report
- Created: 13 July 2019 13 July 2019
Waxahachie, TX - A former student at Southwestern Assemblies of God University was sentenced Wednesday to more than six years in a state prison for the death of her newborn child.
