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KIPP Texas safety committee reviews TEA intruder-detection audits; staff say findings are fixable
Summary
KIPP Texas Public Schools’ Safety & Security Committee reviewed Texas Education Agency intruder detection audit results on Jan. 15, 2026. TEA conducted 22 audits across KIPP Texas campuses in 2025–26 and issued five findings; staff said the problems were isolated and addressable through retraining and action plans.
KIPP Texas Public Schools’ Safety and Security Committee reviewed results of Texas Education Agency intruder detection audits at a Jan. 15, 2026, meeting and heard that TEA completed 22 audits across the network in 2025–26 and issued five findings.
Tembury Simon, deputy chief of school operations, described the TEA process — conducted in coordination with the Texas School Safety Center under Texas Education Code §37.1084 — as an unannounced evaluation of both physical and procedural safety measures. "When TEA comes to our campus, they will first try to enter the school undetected," Simon said, and auditors check exterior doors, front-office…
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