Elgin Independent School District

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Armed Security Officers Begin Work With Elgin ISD

Oct. 17, 2023

The Elgin ISD Board of Trustees on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, voted to approve a contract with Texas Public Safety and Investigations (TXPSI) that will provide an armed security officer at each Elgin ISD campus.

TXPSI security officers started on campuses Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.

“We appreciate our school board’s support and work to ensure our schools are safe,” Executive Director of Safety & Risk Management Bridgette Cornelius said.

This action addresses the requirements of state House Bill 3, focused on school safety. The legislation, approved earlier this year, requires at least one armed security officer be present during school hours at each district campus.

Each of the security officers assigned to Elgin ISD hold non-commissioned and commissioned security licenses with Texas Department of Public Safety, and are certified in CPR, first aid, and AED (Automated External Defibrillator). Some have also previously worked as emergency medical technicians and firefighters, and all are licensed school crossing guards.

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In its efforts to promote nondiscrimination, Elgin ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, or disability in providing education services, activities, and programs, including CTE programs, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended, which incorporates and expands upon the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.