Northside ISD

Updated: Workers Union Files Federal Lawsuit Against Northside ISD

Eileen Pace — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:56:42 +0000

Update: (9:30 a.m.) Federal Judge Xavier Rodriguez, who is hearing the case, denied the Texas Workers Alliance restraining order against Northside ISD in reference to the specific incident cited.

The restraining order was seeking the restraining order to allow TWA member Alma Benavides to distribute organization materials at an employee organization day on May 6.

Northside Enrolls Record Kindergartners, To Hit 100,000 Students In Fall

Joey Palacios — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:41:41 +0000

As the Northside Independent School District ends its coordinated kindergarten registration, the district is expected to hit record enrollment for five year olds and finally top more than 100,000 students beginning next year.

When schools starts this fall the district will have 101,600 students.

For the past week the district has been encouraging parents to enroll their five year olds for the 2013-14 school year. Northside expects to enroll a record 7,700 kindergartners, which spokesman Pascual Gonzalez said it is a barometer for future years.

Northside ISD Testing RFID Locators On School Buses

Joey Palacios — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:24:24 +0000

Northside Independent School District has begun testing its radio frequency identification project on its buses. While the district has previously stressed that students are only tracked on the two campuses in the RFID pilot, the bus readers are not actively collecting data.

Out of its 850 buses, five special education buses in NISD now have the RFID readers installed. According to the district, that is to test functionality.

New High School Likely In Next NISD Bond

Joey Palacios — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:47:44 +0000

Northside Independent School District could see a bond election next year as district officials push off the need for one in 2013. Northside has seen about 3,000 additional students to the district ever year and the student population is now close to 100,000 students and 110 schools.

Video Surveillance Approved For Northside ISD Elementary Schools

Joey Palacios — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:24:00 +0000

The Northside ISD School Board has voted to implement the last phase of a ten year project installing cameras in all of its schools. The district's elementary schools will now be placed under the monitor of digital cameras.

Northside's middle and high schools already have security cameras installed; those were approved in 2004 and 2007 through bond packages. The 2010 bond package called for $20 million to add them to elementary schools.

Judge Rules in Favor of Northside ISD in RFID Lawsuit

Joey Palacios — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:56:38 +0000

A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Northside Independent School District in a landmark case regarding the radio frequency identification student locator project at two of its schools.

In a 25 page decision, Judge Orlando Garcia denied 15-year-old Andrea Hernandez’s preliminary injunction requesting she remain at John Jay High School without wearing a badge similar to the district’s RFID program.

Now Hernandez has two choices. She can wear a chip-less ID card for uniformity in the school, or she can return to Taft.

Depending On Decision, RFID Case Could Reach Supreme Court

Joey Palacios — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:05:44 +0000

The federal hearing concluded without a final decision in the case between the Northside Independent School District and a John Jay High School student who refuses to wear a radio frequency identification card.

In the meantime, 15-year-old Andrea Hernandez, the sophomore refusing the ID card, will be allowed to stay at John Jay until the end of the semester. Northside Superintendent Brian Woods said that decision was made by the district.

NISD Motions To Send RFID Lawsuit To Federal Court

Joey Palacios — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:02:07 +0000

Northside Independent School District is requesting the RFID case involving a student’s refusal to wear a district-issued ID badge be taken to federal court.

The case was set for this morning at the Bexar County Courthouse, but now a federal judge may hear the arguments. NISD Spokesman Pascual Gonzalez said the district’s attorneys felt it was the proper avenue due to the plaintiff’s constitutional violation claims.

Court Case Involving Student From Northside ISD May Allow Tracked Students To Opt-out

Joey Palacios — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Update (Nov. 28, 2012): Court hearing has been moved to Federal Court - date to be determined.

A dispute between the Northside Independent School District and a John Jay High School student who refused to wear a tracking ID could be settled in court on Wednesday.