A Frisco ISD student was fatally stabbed Wednesday morning during a district-wide track and field meet at David Kuykendall Stadium.
Austin Metcalf, the 17-year-old student who died, was in 11th grade at Memorial High School, according to district officials. A different Frisco school district student, Karmelo Anthony, also 17 years old, is facing a murder charge in connection with the stabbing, according to police. He was taken into police custody.
School officials will offer support to students at Memorial High School tomorrow, according to an email sent out to parents at the campus.
Police are still investigating the incident.
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Here are four things you should know about some of the security protocols and resources the Frisco school district employs.
School resource officers at Frisco schools
The Frisco school district works with police departments in Frisco, Plano, McKinney and Little Elm to have school resource officers at all of its campuses, according to its website.
In addition to working with school administration during criminal investigations, school resource officers are tasked with providing a police presence at school events and activities.
All school resource officers at the district carry “go bags” containing medical supplies and other tools to respond to emergency situations, according to the district website.
Frisco ISD on Wednesday did not immediately respond to a request for more information related to how many school resource officers were at David Kuykendall Stadium when the teen was stabbed.
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SAFER program
The Frisco school district partners with Frisco police for the Situational Awareness for Emergency Response program.
Through the program, launched in 2009, the city’s police officers, firefighters and emergency medical crews have live access to cameras at all Frisco ISD schools during emergency situations. The program gives access to information for all Frisco ISD facilities, according to Frisco police.
“Should an emergency occur, first responders have immediate access to campus floor plans, photos, contact information and much more from inside their squad cars, fire trucks and ambulances,” the district website states.
As part of the partnership, Frisco’s police and fire departments participate in annual safety drills at the district’s campuses.
University Interscholastic League requirements for district-wide events
The University Interscholastic League told The Dallas Morning News that organization staff are in contact with Frisco school district officials. The organization oversees academic, athletic, and music competitions in Texas.
In addition to school safety requirements set by state law, UIL requires school officials to have an “emergency action plan” for each venue where UIL-sponsored activities occur, said Logan Lawrence, a spokesman for the league.
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The action plan entails students, coaches and other administrators working together in teams to be responsible for certain emergency response protocols, including calling 911 and administering CPR.
“Safety remains a top priority and we appreciate the efforts of schools and local law enforcement in handling emergency situations,” Lawrence wrote in an email.
District training, rules for students
According to the Frisco ISD 2024-25 student handbook, the school district will offer students in grades seven through 12 instruction in CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator.
The district also offers students in the same grade levels an annual training in the use of bleeding control stations at campuses.
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School officials have the right to search and inspect all desks, lockers and technology provided by the district “at any time without notice,” according to the student handbook.
The district has the right to subject students in all grade levels to metal detector search when they’re entering a campus as well as at off-campus, school-sponsored activities.
Frisco school officials did not immediately respond to an email asking whether metal detectors were used to screen attendees of the Wednesday track meet at Kuykendall Stadium.
