A Northside Independent School District teacher was arrested earlier this month after allegedly dropping crystal methamphetamine in a school hallway, leaving parents questioning the delayed notification.

A Northside Independent School District teacher has been arrested and released from jail after investigators said he dropped a baggie of methamphetamine in an elementary school hallway earlier this month.

This is Northside Independent School District’s longest-running Red Ribbon Parade in history, according to the district.

A fifth-grade teacher at Martin Elementary School was arrested on campus on a drug-related charge, according to the Northside Independent School District.

A woman who was shot outside the Dub Farris Athletic Complex has filed a lawsuit against the Northside Independent School District and two of the district’s officers involved in the incident.

A 12-year-old student in the Northside Independent School District was arrested on Tuesday for making a threat to shoot another student, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

A student who did not attend Stevens High School was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly bringing a gun to the campus.

A Bexar County district court judge on Thursday denied a motion to temporarily remove a Northside Independent School District trustee from office.

The new school year begins with school districts across the country, including those in and around Bexar County, still plagued with a bus driver shortage.

About 750 educators new to the Northside Independent School District got “schooled” Monday at an orientation for the new school year.

Elementary and middle school students from 23 Northside Independent School District campuses will compete to be crowned the NISD First Lego League Masterpiece Challenge Grand Champion.

The popularity of esports in the U.S. is surging, especially among adolescents, and it’s opening up career opportunities, not just for those behind the keyboards.

A Northside Independent School District board meeting turned into a call for action Tuesday night after several current and former special education teachers filled the meeting to voice their frustrations and concerns.

The 2024 Olympics may be taking place this summer, but this week Northside ISD is having their own version using mini robots.

The union that represents teachers and staff in the Northside Independent School District is calling for change following the death of an instructional assistant who was seriously injured in a classroom at Brandeis High School. The Bexar County Medical Examiner has ruled the death as a homicide.

A petition filed in Bexar County state district court Wednesday seeks to remove a Northside Independent School District trustee from office, weeks after she entered a pretrial diversion program in a DWI case.

An instructional assistant in a Brandeis High School classroom was seriously injured by a student earlier this month.

A Northside Independent School District trustee arrested last fall on suspicion of driving while intoxicated has entered a pretrial diversion program in the case, Bexar County court records confirm.

Northside Independent School District supports esports teams at 11 high schools and 21 middle schools, and there are even esports clubs at 44 NISD elementary schools.

Dr. Karla Duran has refused to step down following Sept. 3 arrest.

The Northside Independent School District hosted a community forum on Wednesday to talk to families about vaping and fentanyl.

A police officer with the Northside Independent School District was hit by a vehicle while responding to a call at the district natatorium and fired one shot as the suspect fled, officials said.

NISD Police Chief Charlie Carnes said the district has made several security changes this school year to address the growing enrollment and potential threats.

Trustees for the Northside Independent School District approved a compensation package that includes a pay raise and a one-time retention bonus for all employees for the 2023-2024 school year.

A spokesperson with the Northside Independent School District said the student is facing a third-degree felony charge.

Northside Independent School District held a board meeting amid a rise in parental concern after three student arrests involving drugs, guns, and threats.

A student at Kallison Elementary School was taken into custody for bringing a gun to campus, according to the Northside Independent School District.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and the Northside Independent School District will be hosting a neighborhood safety meeting for residents living in the Alamo Ranch area on Thursday, March 23.

Dr. John Craft, the current Killeen ISD superintendent, will replace Dr. Brian Woods who announced that he will retire at the end of this school year.

O’Connor High School has been found to have a direct link to a case of tuberculosis at another Northside Independent School District high school, the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District said Friday.

Northside Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Brian Woods announced on Thursday that he will retire at the end of the school year in June.

Northside Independent School District officials are asking the community for input after a population explosion in the area prompted redistricting of the school board districts.

Uvalde’s school district is one of several statewide using online monitoring of student writing and messaging. But it’s not a perfect solution.

The Northside Independent School District is investigating how a second grader was found wandering along a busy road Monday afternoon.

Employees at multiple Northside Independent School District campuses have told the KSAT 12 Defenders in recent weeks that administrators relentlessly pressured them to vote on a May bond measure, tracked whether they had cast a ballot and in one instance threatened discipline if they failed to do so.

The Northside Independent School District is hoping some of its new hiring incentives will entice more teachers to apply for open positions.

An NISD officer is on administrative duty after shooting a man while off-duty in West Bexar County.

An off-duty Northside Independent School District police officer shot a man who was allegedly trying to break into a home in West Bexar County on Friday morning, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

If you live in the area of Northside ISD, there is a $992 million question coming up in May.

Northside Independent School District had to make changes to bus routes after thieves stole catalytic converters from 16 of its mini buses, according to district officials.

Northside Independent School District is providing free breakfast and lunch for children during the winter break.

Northside Independent School District officials say three students from Brennan High School were involved in a five-vehicle crash in west Bexar County.

Northside Independent School District is relaxing its mask requirements starting next week.

A woman who attended a Northside Independent School District board meeting was seen being carried out by two officers as she recorded the incident.

This year, Brauchle Elementary along with all Northside schools, will be doing all in-person learning.

North Side Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Brian Woods said despite a temporary mask mandate, things won’t be much different when the new school year begins Monday than it was last year.

All students, staff and visitors at the Northside Independent School District must wear face coverings when they head back to the classroom on Monday.

As COVID-19 cases rise and the Delta variant continues to make its way across the state, concerns vary among parents, students and staff members in the Northside Independent School District area.

Northside ISD has provided food, clothes, Wifi devices, iPads and counseling opportunities to families during home visits.

SAN ANTONIO – The superintendent of Northside Independent School District is urging parents to consider virtual learning for their kids through the end of the month because of the surge in COVID-19 cases in San Antonio. Woods said they’re not closing schools or going to mandatory virtual learning because the state requires them to offer daily in-person instruction and ties funding to that mandate. Students who need a device to facilitate virtual learning will be able to get one from their child’s school. As of last week, NISD reported 190 active COVID-19 cases among campus staff and 346 active cases among the district’s students, according to the district. AdAlso Tuesday, state health officials reported that Texas had surpassed 14,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients for the first time during the pandemic.

SAN ANTONIO – An 11-year-old student in the Northside Independent School District was selected as the winner of an annual citywide art contest presented by the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture and the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission. Yesenia Morin, a student at Bernal Middle School, won the contest with her artwork titled “It Takes All of Us.” The artwork will now be used as visual representation of the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Virtual March on Jan. 18. I think that it’s important to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King because he encouraged all of us to work together for the good of everyone,” Morin said. “Yesenia is extremely talented and always thinks outside the box when she creates her artwork, John Davis, Bernal Middle School Art Teacher said. The MLK Commission announced in September that a virtual-only event would replace the annual march in 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.

SAN ANTONIO – A man who was fired from the Northside Independent School District has been arrested after allegedly making threats against the superintendent on social media. Dalton Austin Brown, 28, is charged with making terroristic threats against a public servant, according to online records with the Bexar County Jail. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Brown was fired on Oct. 1 due to several unexcused absences. Other messages posted said, “I hope you sleep good buddy,” and “Time running out,” investigators said. His most-recent post stated in part, “You can thank God I didn’t shoot you in your f___ing face,” according to the affidavit.

SAN ANTONIO – Northside Independent School District parents and guardians must notify the district through a survey by midnight on Wednesday whether their child will do in-person or virtual learning. The second quarter of school begins on Oct. 19, and the district says it’s prepared for more students. And we can provide it to them,” said Sandra Bonnett, executive director of elementary administration at Northside ISD. The district said more than 11,000 students are doing in-person learning. His daughter, who is in second grade, started in-person learning on Monday.

Northside ISD encourages parents to have their children immunized prior to the first day of school. Immunization Requirements for 2020-2021DTP/DTaP/DT/TD/Tdap Five doses are required for entry of kindergarten students unless the fourth dose was received on or after the 4th birthday. Polio: Four doses of Polio vaccine are required for students in grades K-12 unless the third dose was received after the 4th birthday. Menactra (Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine): This vaccine protects students 11 years of age and older from Meningitis. One dose is required for students in grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

SAN ANTONIO – When the new school year began, Barry Perez, spokesman for the Northside Independent School District, said officials knew it would be “an anomaly” because of the pandemic. “We knew that there would be some families that would look for some other options,” Perez said. “We’re approximately 3,000 short where we thought we would be," said Aubrey Chancellor, spokeswoman for the North East Independent School District. Laura Short, spokeswoman at San Antonio Independent School District, said the district has about 2,400 fewer students. Perez said it could be that some parents chose to home school their children.

SAN ANTONIO – Nearly a quarter of all employees at San Antonio’s largest school district who applied to work remotely this school year amid COVID-19 concerns were denied, according to district figures provided to the KSAT 12 Defenders. Northside Independent School District officials defended the large number of denials, claiming they took “great care” in giving employees the chance to seek medical waivers for the 2020-2021 school year. Out of 1,150 employees who submitted applications to work remotely, 278, or 24% of them, were denied, NISD records show. Have a great weekend.”The Harlan High School teacher said she was troubled by Principal Robert Harris' email. They’re part of the community,” said Cummins, who represents staff at multiple school districts including North East ISD, but not NISD.

NISD teacher gets creative to fill seats in her classroom while virtual learningPublished: September 3, 2020, 12:32 pmIn an effort to make sure students are logging in and learning, a freshman teacher at the Northside Independent School District’s Construction Careers Academy got creative and invited some familiar faces to fill the seats of her empty classroom.

SAN ANTONIO – A 62-year-old San Antonio man now behind bars for allegedly distributing child pornography worked as an after-school program specialist at a Northside Independent School District campus, the district said on Monday. According to Barry Perez, the district’s executive director of communications, Juan Benavidez was an employee with NISD until he was terminated by the school district the same day he was arrested by the FBI on July 30. According to Perez, Benavidez was an after-school program specialist for Driggers Elementary School on the Northwest Side near Ingram Park Mall. Perez said Benavidez oversaw after school program staff and did not directly supervise children. If convicted on the charges, Benavidez faces between five to 20 years in federal prison.

The students’ parents will be urged to seek medical advice, she said. It will be up to the physician to recommend testing for COVID-19, or clear the student to return to school with a note from the doctor. The dilemma that school nurses will likely face is because “COVID and allergies can really mimic each other,” said Dr. Kirk Waibel, a board certified allergist with Aspire Allergy and Asthma. “Even the CDC has listed things like nasal congestion and cough as potential COVID symptoms but they’re, of course, also allergy symptoms,” Waibel said. Dye said school nurses are a phone call or email away if parents need them.

SAN ANTONIO – The vast majority of the 107,0000 students in the Northside Independent School District are engaged in distance learning due to the COVID-19 crisis, officials said. While 92% of students are participating in online learning, it’s the remaining 8% of students who aren’t connected that worry district officials. Ridgley said many times it’s not just the lack of technology that’s keeping students from distance learning. "What we want to do is really make sure that we're wrapping services around the families," Ridgley said. "If they've not reached out in some distance learning assignments, then there's clearly some barriers that we got to try to alleviate for the families."

Gun found in vehicle at John Jay High School, officials sayPublished: December 19, 2019, 5:26 pmA social media tip led to the discovery of a handgun in a car at John Jay High School on Thursday, according to Northside Independent School District officials.

SAN ANTONIO – A social media tip led to the discovery of a handgun in a car at John Jay High School on Thursday, according to Northside Independent School District officials. The social media post was reported to campus administrators, who were able to identify the 17-year-old student and his vehicle. Report: Police found drugs, AK-47 in student’s car near Madison High SchoolAuthorities found a handgun in the car along with a pill they have not yet identified. An arrest was not made Thursday, but officials said charges may still be filed at a later date. The teen did not make any threats, officials said.

SAN ANTONIO – Northside Independent School District police took a 16-year-old student into custody Monday morning after they found a weapon on him, according to officials. At 9:30 a.m., O’Connor High School administrators received information indicating the student could be in possession of a weapon. “Within minutes, campus police and administration located the student who cooperated fully and surrendered the weapon without incident,” officials wrote in a news release. Missing San Antonio man believed to be in danger, foul play suspectedThe weapon was not identified in the news release. “O’Connor HS administration and counselors are working together to ensure students and staff are being cared for accordingly,” officials wrote in the news release.