Harlandale reports three campus school-safety audits with zero findings; district arranges weekend night patrols after break-ins
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The district reported three January campus safety audits passed with no findings and told trustees it arranged a private security company to provide overnight patrols after repeated break-ins to facilities housing special education materials.
Harlandale ISD reported the results of January school-safety audits and described steps taken after recent break-ins at district facilities.
At the Feb. 17 board meeting the districtchief of security reported three recent campus audits passed with zero findings, listing STEM (Sands), another campus reviewed under Mr. Garcia's supervision, and Stonewall Flanders as passing. The chief said five additional campus audits remained to be completed.
Board members raised recent thefts and break-ins to facilities, including the special education department at an offsite location. The chief said San Antonio police detained two individuals in an attempted break-in over the weekend and that the district had contracted with its cash-run security vendor to provide overnight patrols Friday through Sunday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. to monitor affected buildings. The vendorwas described as expanding coverage to targeted areas until summer, when 24/7 patrol coverage would resume if needed.
Board members thanked staff for pursuing the additional patrols and noted the priority of safeguarding students and instructional materials. Superintendent Sotto and trustees emphasized that staff and principals have protocols to protect students and that district procedures will be followed if immigration-related incidents or other sensitive operations arise.
No board vote was recorded on the security contract at the meeting; staff described the arrangement as an operational decision to protect facilities and listed the patrol hours and coverage area.
Trustees were told the district will continue the school safety audit schedule and complete audits at remaining campuses. Staff did not provide dollar amounts for the contracted patrol service during the public portion of the meeting.
