Clint I.S.D. Board Does Nothing Regarding Alleged Weapon On Campus

After staying in a closed session for more than two hours, board trustees for the Clint Independent School District decided not to take any action on the issue involving a Clint High School student who allegedly brought a gun onto campus on May 16.

That’s likely because district officials had determined the item in question was actually two shotgun barrels, which, according to the district, the state of Texas does not recognize as a firearm. Clint I.S.D. officials said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon the case was declared unfounded by Clint police investigators, and there was no criminal charge.

That official statement clarifying the nature of the item emerged more than a week after students and parents contacted ABC-7 outraged over a story circulating on campus that a student had brought an actual shotgun onto school grounds.

Parents who contacted ABC-7 Wednesday said they were planning to protest before the trustees during the board meeting that evening over what they deemed was inaction by the school’s administration. While a large crowd was in attendance at the meeting, many of the people were there for other agenda items.

“And I’m actually surprised that no one’s out here. None of the parents showed up,” said Lori Pacheco, the mother of a Clint H.S. student. “Do they not care about their students? Do they not care about their kids? What are they waiting to happen?”

Pacheco said she had heard news reports in the days after last week’s incident that the student didn’t have a gun. But she said she still felt the board owed her and other parents an explanation.

“That’s one of the issues I want to find out,” Pacheco said. “Who’s telling the truth and who’s lying?”