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Rusk ISD discusses school security options and notes enrollment decline; high school reports minor cellphone enforcement
Summary
Interim Superintendent Dr. Glenn Hambrick said campuses were ready for back-to-school but reported enrollment declines consistent with East Texas trends; Principal Jon Luna said the high school "had taken up a few phones, but that it hadn’t been a problem overall."
Dr. Glenn Hambrick told trustees that all campuses were ready for Back to School and said enrollment was down, a trend he attributed to a pattern across East Texas. The superintendent opened discussion about school security options available to Rusk ISD but did not present a formal proposal for board action; he said the new superintendent would participate in final security decisions.
Jon Luna, high school principal, reported on early enforcement of the district's new cell phone policy, saying the high school had "taken up a few phones, but that it hadn’t been a problem overall." The board did not vote on security measures during the meeting and deferred final decisions to the incoming superintendent.
