Police admit failure to notify public schools of criminals in class

HOUSTON, Texas - Police agencies and courthouse officials are moving to fix a serious breakdown that Local 2 Investigates found -- criminals put in classrooms without the knowledge of school officials. 

Randy Burton, the founder of advocacy group Justice for Children said, "Those are all the kinds of things that put their fellow students at risk, and clearly the schools should know about that."

If the students are released from jail, he said, "The schools can't do what they have to do to protect other students."

He called it "a serious danger."

While declining to speak about the lapse on camera, HPD Juvenile Squad Captain John Mokwa told Local 2 Investigates, "We have not been adhering to (Section) 15.27 as we should have." He said HPD had been failing to notify schools of arrests for years, adding that the department is "in sore need of having procedures ... to get it done."

"My fear is that many children were exposed to people that were dangerous," Burton said.

The Harris County District Attorney's office reported that 15,706 children were charged with crimes in 2007, including 121 on suspicion of sex crimes, 14 accused of homicide/murder and 762 felony drug charges. All of the charges would have required notices being sent by police to schools immediately after arrest.

Police Admit Failure To Notify Schools Of Criminals In Class

Public school students in Utah hide guns, head to class

The student gets dressed and decides which gun to conceal under his clothes. "After Virginia Tech, I thought 'I'm not going to be a victim,' " he said, explaining why he takes advantage of Utah laws permitting students to carry guns on campus.

Utah students hide guns, head to class

Teen injured due to fight at Houston public school

HOUSTON, Texas - A student was injured as a result of a fight at Clear Creek High School. 

A 16-year-old boy who was involved in the incident was struck and hit his head as he fell the floor. He was knocked unconscious. Life Flight and other emergency crews were called to the scene.

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Meth-laced Ecstasy handy, plentiful in public school

Ecstasy is back after years of decline with a major pipeline through Canada, law enforcement officials say. Most alarming, they says, is more than half of all ecstasy seized in the U.S. last year was laced with meth. "It's easy to get," one New York teen told CNN.

Meth-laced Ecstasy handy, plentiful in schools

Houston school teacher under arrest for sex with a student

It may look like just the same old story, another teacher accused of having sex with a students, but in the Heights, the news still comes as a shock.

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Houston public school teacher charged with sex assault

HOUSTON, Texas - Police say the teacher's father-in-law was the academy's principal when the alleged assault of a 15-year-old student occurred in May 2007.

Christopher Evans, 26, faces two counts of sexual assault and one of indecency with a child, police said.

HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Houston school teacher charged with sex assault

Public school teacher sent to prison for molesting 5 different students

A former middle school teacher was sent to prison for six years Tuesday for having sexual encounters with five teenage boys.

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