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Lubbock ISD outlines expanded school police force and new threat‑assessment systems
Summary
Chief Tierina and Director Shane Anderson told the Lubbock ISD Board the district has increased police staffing to 33 officers, added gang‑specialist and active‑shooter instructor teams, and deployed state and commercial software (Sentinel, Stop It, Lightspeed) to track threats and behavior across campuses.
Lubbock ISD officials on a school board workshop day described expanded campus policing staff, new threat‑assessment processes and software, and ongoing investments to secure doors and improve emergency response across the district.
Chief Tierina told the board Lubbock ISD Police had increased to 33 full‑time officers, including three sergeants and one state‑certified telecommunicator, and that officers provide daily patrols at middle and high schools while elementary schools are covered by assignments across the roster. "We have 33 full time officers," Tierina said.
Tierina described several operational changes: creation of a three‑officer gang specialist unit with officers trained by the Texas Anti‑Gang Center to improve rapid information sharing with metro and municipal detectives; embedding plainclothes officers at large events to observe crowd behavior; expanding bike patrol training and donated equipment; greater use of the canine unit as a deterrent; and cross‑training and instructor development so LISD can serve as a regional training hub.
Tierina provided spring‑semeste…
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