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5:05 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

In Pictures: Edison Students Mobilize Emergency Response For Mass Casualty Drill

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As the exercise begins, medical students rush to administer first aid to victims in the field.
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First aid responders mend cuts and make quick fixes before sending victims on to the triage center.
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Fire fighters with SAFD hook up the fire hydrant.
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Fire cadets spray the bus where the "explosion" occurred.
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After spraying the bus, first responders climb aboard to assess the extent of the damage and injuries.
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The first rescue team sorts out the casualties on the bus.
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Fire cadet escorts an "injured" girl from the bus.
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A fire cadet gets some instruction mid exercise.
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Vicente Salazar, who was on the first rescue team, passes off his gear to the next wave.
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Salazar briefs the next team on the bus situation.
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Fire cadets continue to spray the surrounding area.
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Students load a "victim" onto a stretcher to be carried into the triage center.
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As "injuries" mount and an unexpected second "explosion" happens, the triage area gets a little chaotic.
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Medical students continue to treat the steady flow of "injured" students.
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Triage victims wait for help on the gym floor.
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An Edison High School yearbook photographer documents action in the morgue.
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Alyssa Gonzales (left) and another dental student analyze dental impressions to identifty a victim.
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Dental x-rays to help identify victims.
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Dental students make more impression putty on the fly.
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A "deceased" victim of the explosion is tagged in the morgue.
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"Deceased" victims are lined up on a mat near the morgue.
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Another student get treated for wounds in the triage station.
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Students load an "injured" fire fighter onto a gurney.
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Helicopter lands to take away the "injured" fire fighter.
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Students and paramedics load the fire fighter onto the helicopter.
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A medical student briefs the PIO students on the extent of the fire fighter's "injuries."
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PIOs then must decide what to release to reporters at the scene. TPR's Joey Palacios is pictured.
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Christian Bove, press spokesperson for SAFD, gives the students pointers on dealing with the press.
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Police cadets bag and analyze evidence taken from the scene.
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Edison police cadets take away a "suspect."
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Pablo Chavarria, an Edison Fire Science Management student, talks to the press ahead of the exercise.
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Nearly 300 Edison High School students got hands-on experience with triage and search-and-rescue on Monday morning. A simulated school bus "explosion" was part of a four-hour training exercise at the Public Safety Magnet school. The students played the role of first responders.

It's a scenario that no one wants to see happen: An I.E.D. explodes on an SAISD school bus, injuring several dozen students--followed by a second blast a few minutes later.

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San Antonio Independent School District
4:45 pm
Mon May 13, 2013

Rodriguez Elementary Gets Library Makeover

Volunteers with Capital One begin assembling the chairs and tables for the library.
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The Cleto Rodriguez Elementary School library is receiving a complete renovation and makeover with the addition of new books.

Volunteers were hard at work piecing together new tables and bookshelves and thanks to The Heart of America Foundation and Capital One 6,000 books are being donated.

"We’ll be painting the walls, we’ve added inspiration quotes, we’ve shelved books, we’re also providing financial literacy in all the classrooms ," Monica Shortino, a community relations manager with Capital One.

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San Antonio Independent School District
11:24 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

SAISD Superintendent Candidate Withdraws from Consideration

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Dr. Manuel Isquierdo withdrew his name from consideration for superintendent after being the lone candidate for the job Monday.
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Days after the San Antonio Independent School District named a candidate for the district's top job, Dr. Manuel Isquierdo withdrew his name from consideration.

Monday, the SAISD School Board voted to name Isquierdo the "lone finalist" for the position.

SAISD School Board President Ed Garza announced the move Friday afternoon, saying Isquierdo felt the decision was in the best interest of all parties involved.

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SAISD Superintendent Search
5:35 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

SAISD Superintendent Finalist Explains Financial Record, DL Suspension

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The lone finalist for the superintendent position at San Antonio Independent School District is under fire for his previous record, which includes a tax lien, a suspended license and charging money to a district credit card.

Manuel Isquierdo does not come to SAISD with a clean financial record, but he did have explanations for each of his accusations.

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