Overview
- At the first board session since the Dec. 17 killing, families and students urged stronger safety policies and greater transparency.
- The district’s new student safety advisory committee presented three priorities: a de-escalation-trained campus behavior coordinator, stronger alternative education, and clearer, timely communication on discipline and crises.
- Trustee Howard Sampson said administrators recommended an external investigation, noting the district has limited information during the ongoing police probe.
- Trustees approved seeking a Texas Education Agency low-attendance waiver for Dec. 19, when students walked out to protest campus safety.
- Aundre Matthews, 18, is charged with murder in Andrew Meismer’s death, remains in Harris County Jail without bond, has asserted self-defense in records, and has a court date set for March 10.