Brennan High School and Southwest High School will have an increased presence of BCSO
SAN ANTONIO – Brennan High School and Southwest High School will have an increased presence of BCSO personnel starting Monday, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
BCSO deputies, support personnel, and assets are being reallocated to form a School Safety Task Force (SSTF) for the remainder of the school year.
According to officials, this decision was made due to gun and drug-related incidents near Brennan and Southwest High School and the involvement of students.
The School Safety Task Force will primarily focus on the areas of NISD and SWISD. They will also work with both district police departments.
“Both districts are great partners to us and both do an excellent job of protecting their sizable student populations. We recognized that both districts share common issues which we believe all three agencies can work together to address. Our level of involvement on the actual campuses will be determined by the school districts themselves. I’m meeting with superintendents and police chiefs with SWISD and NISD this week to determine their needs. For now, our approach will be a more pronounced presence near the schools to reassure parents that we are working with the ISDs to keep their students safe,” said Sheriff Salazar.
The Bexar County Sheriff said on Monday that as part of the increased presence with the School Safety Task Force, their mobile substation will be located at the intersection of Wiseman Blvd and Cottonwood Way, near Brennan High School. There will be an increased presence of deputies all week.
You can send anonymous tips involving criminal activity at SchoolTips@Bexar.Org.
BCSO will also be hosting a public safety forum at Bennie L. Cole Elementary located at 13185 Tillman Ridge on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
