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Parent urges VISD to overhaul threat-assessment practices after son's arrest
Summary
Two public commenters told the Victoria ISD board that a 10-year-old's arrest resulted from a misapplied zero-tolerance response and called on the district to retrain staff on threat assessment, McKinney‑Vento protections and disciplinary procedures; they said requested records have not been provided.
Michelle Daugherty and Kristen Alonzo urged the Victoria Independent School District board on Nov. 20 to review its threat-assessment and discipline practices after Alonzo's 10-year-old son was arrested and detained overnight.
"This was not an appropriate school safety response," Michelle Daugherty said as she read comments on behalf of Alonzo, alleging the district logged the incident as a terroristic threat while omitting the child's repeated clarifications that he referred to a Nerf toy, not…
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