Overview
- Fort Worth Fire Department's bomb squad is on scene at the R.L. Paschal High School campus.
- Fort Worth police are overseeing a controlled, zone-based student release, with on-campus buses departing and additional buses staged nearby.
- Nearby streets are temporarily closed during the investigation, and people near the school are asked to remain in their vehicles and follow officers' directions.
- Principal Rodney White told families the SECURE protocol locks exterior doors and delays dismissal under Fort Worth ISD Police direction.
- Witness videos show a heavy police presence and a helicopter overhead, though some circulating online claims have not been independently verified.