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Parents urge El Campo ISD to install cameras and reinforce stadium concession stands after repeated break‑ins
Summary
Two parents told the El Campo ISD Board of Trustees that stadium concession stands were broken into multiple times this spring, causing theft and damage, and urged the district to install security cameras, reduce access points and replace vulnerable roll‑up windows before product deliveries in August.
Eileen Alendano, a band parent and the head chairperson for stadium concession operations, told the El Campo Independent School District Board of Trustees on June 17 that concession stands at the high‑school stadium were broken into three times between April and May and that the incidents caused product loss and property damage. She said there were no cameras near the concessions to identify suspects and that roll‑up windows and hardware are outdated and easily manipulated.
"The suspects are getting inside the concession stands through the rollup windows. They are outdated, blocks are bent, and can easily be manipulated from the outside to unlock," Alendano said, describing broken refrigerator handles and discharge of a fire extinguisher during the most recent incident. She told the board the band boosters expect product deliveries in the last week of August and urged the district to secure stands beforehand.
Shelby Kilgore, a parent and president of the El Campo Band Parents Booster Club, described the damage as recurring and warned that continuing to make temporary repairs could cost the district more over time. "I respectfully ask the board and district administration to consider installing security cameras in and around the concession stand areas to improve monitoring and help identify those responsible for future incidents," Kilgore said. She also asked the district to evaluate roll‑up windows and consider replacing or walling up rarely used service openings.
The public comments were heard during the meeting's open‑comment period; the board did not conduct a back‑and‑forth with the speakers at that time but said it would follow up by email in the days after the meeting. No formal district action or staff commitment to a specific security plan was recorded in the meeting minutes provided at the session.
The comments make clear parents and boosters are seeking a mix of surveillance, hardware upgrades and reduced access points to protect district assets and maintain facilities for student activities. The board later moved into other agenda items, including routine consent business and personnel matters.
