Education has been a hot topic of discussion as of late and now lawmakers and administration are looking at the use of phones in school. “We’ve been dealing with cell phones now for over 20 years inside of schools,

Gov. Greg Abbott named 541 Texas schools as Purple Star Campuses on Thursday, three of which were East Texas schools. Visit this article to learn more: KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas, bringing you the latest local stories,

Over the last two weeks, schools across the ArkLaTex have dealt with multiple threats or related concerns, many of which were in Northeast Texas. Although all the threats were deemed not credible, law enforcement warned the local communities that threatening a school is a serious crime.

Ten local districts teamed up for a news conference Friday to discuss how they’re responding to the recent rise in violent threats. School leaders are asking families to help their children understand the impact of making threats.

Several Central Texas school districts and law enforcement on Friday morning gathered to talk about school safety concerns, as they’ve been the target of numerous threats since the school year started just over a month ago.