SAN ANTONIO – A teacher at Hill Country College Preparatory High School who was shot by a 15-year-old student has been released from a San Antonio hospital, according to the Comal County Sheriff’s Office.
On Wednesday, Comal County Sheriff Mark Reynolds confirmed to KSAT the teacher, who has not been identified, was released from the hospital as of last week.
Authorities believe the student shot himself after shooting the teacher on March 30. The sheriff’s office said its investigation remains ongoing.
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In a video posted to Facebook on Wednesday, Comal Independent School District Superintendent John E. Chapman III said since authorities continue to investigate the shooting, there are details the district is unable to share.
In the video, Chapman said Comal ISD is not releasing the teacher’s name and “will not do so at this time.”
“She has specific privacy protections in place under her employment file and we are honoring those,” Chapman said. “What I can tell you is that she continues to recover and she is surrounded by the love of this community every single day.”
The superintendent added that the district will also not release information on the student.
Chapman said students are protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and that those protections do not expire upon the death of a minor.
Earlier this week, the Comal County District Attorney’s Office asked the Texas Attorney General’s Office whether the county has to release the student’s identity.
KSAT Investigates has submitted requests to multiple agencies, including the Comal County Sheriff’s Office and Comal County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, for the student’s identity since the shooting.
Chapman said he will share details in the coming days about a Comal ISD safety and security task force made up of parents, staff and community members within the district.
The task force will hold a series of community-driven meetings to gather input, examine current practices and provide recommendations to the district’s safety and security committee, he said.
“This is not a short-term fix, this is a long-term commitment,” Chapman said.
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