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Conroe ISD police describe staffing, training and plans to curb e‑bike incidents
Summary
Chief Blake Lock updated the committee on the Conroe ISD Police Department’s staffing (92 officers), training (100+ hours annually), accreditation and outreach programs, and described steps to codify e‑bike/e‑scooter controls in the student code of conduct plus parent education and safety videos ahead of August.
Chief Blake Lock delivered an overview of the Conroe ISD Police Department’s staffing, training and community programs, and trustees and staff discussed steps to address e‑bike and e‑scooter safety.
Lock said the department dates to 1989 and currently employs 92 full‑time sworn officers, two lieutenants, six sergeants across feeder zones, three full‑time detectives and three K‑9 officers. He described 26 prevention control monitors (unarmed security personnel) assigned mainly to high schools and said the department operates eight 911‑certified dispatchers after becoming a public safety answering point; dispatch salaries are paid by the district while equipment and maintenance are provided through a 911 agreement, Lock said.
On training, Lock said Conroe ISD officers receive at least 100 hours of training per year in topics that include active‑shooter response, crisis intervention and de‑escalation; the department is accredited by the Texas Police Chiefs Association and regularly runs joint drills with fire, EMS and partner agencies. Lock and Montgomery County OEM staff said they will host a full live active‑shooter drill at a district high school in August to test joint response procedures.
Trustees raised concerns about e‑bikes and e‑scooters, particularly in The Woodlands/Grand Oaks area. Staff reported a district campus survey that identified roughly seven incidents concentrated in that area. Dr. Landry and Andrew (executive director of communications) said the district will codify common campus practice into the student code of conduct—requiring students to dismount and walk wheeled devices on campus—and produce parent communications and safety videos planned for an August rollout. Officials acknowledged jurisdictional limits off campus and said enforcement will focus on what is legally enforceable (for example, gasoline‑powered bikes subject to age restrictions) and on parent engagement when appropriate.
Chief Lock also described regular outreach programs—drug awareness, cyber safety, bicycle and pedestrian safety, National Night Out, coat and holiday drives—and invited community groups and PTOs to request tailored safety training.
The committee did not take new enforcement actions at the meeting; staff said policy language and communications would be developed and returned for further discussion.
