CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — While the Tuloso-Midway school district was not one of the schools who were threatened online Friday across our state, they still took the matter very seriously.
"We've notified our security teams vis-a-vis principals, our school resource officers, of the alleged threat," said T-MISD Superintendent Steve VanMatre.
VanMatre was working with high-school principal Gabe Alvarado on getting a message out to parents after the Texas Education Agency told them that districts across the state had received threats, supposedly sent by a Russian terrorist organization.
"I want this to go out as soon as possible," he told Alvarado.
Beeville ISD was one of those schools who got the email that a bomb was going to go off at 1 p.m. Friday and decided to send students home early for the day. Corpus Christi ISD also sent a message out to parents that it was on high alert, even though it did not receive one of those emails, either.
The FBI eventually released a statement saying it was all a hoax.
"Even though that agency has made the initial determination that they are a hoax, we still take it very serious," VanMatre said.
Tuloso-Midway ISD security officers remained extra vigilant, and of course, typical security checks were in place.
For students and teachers in the classroom, it was business as usual, and their day went as scheduled.
"It does go through your head that there's something that might happen," Alvarado said. "However, we believe in what we do here as far as safety and security. I feel that my school is safe."
VanMatre also tells 3NEWS that the district is about to take even more steps to better protect students -- $22 million worth of safety and security technology is about to go into campuses.
Better security cameras and replace every exterior door throughout the district. All to ensure that every school day goes as planned.