Classes resume at Texas school after shooting that wounded 2
Classes have resumed at a Texas high school for the first time since a classroom shooting that wounded a teacher and student
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Your support makes all the difference.Classes resumed Tuesday at a Texas high school for the first time since a classroom shooting last week that wounded a teacher and student.
The shooting happened Oct. 6 at Timberview High School in Arlington According to police, 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins opened fire in a classroom after a fight with another student. A teacher and student were shot and two others had unspecified injuries, police said.
Simpkins was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His family said he had been repeatedly bullied at school.
On Monday, wounded teacher Calvin Pettit was released from the hospital, Dallas TV station WFAA reported. A wounded 15-year-old student who had been in critical condition was upgraded to good condition, police said.
Timberview is part of the Mansfield Independent School District. In a statement, the district said there would be a heightened police presence on campus Tuesday.
Separately, classes also resumed this week at YES Prep Southwest Secondary school in Houston following an Oct. 1 shooting that wounded the school's principal. A former student is charged in the shooting.