Four Points News sought a public information request to Leander ISD for the date to compile this chart. The data includes the eight LISD schools in the Four Points area.

By LYNETTE HAALAND
Four Points News

Student absences in the days surrounding “February Break” 2017 cost Leander ISD more than an estimated $229,160 and student absences in Four Points made up more than $64,000 of the total.

The total was actually higher but this report just examines the two days closest to the student holiday, which was Feb. 6 – 7 when teachers took part in staff development.

Student absences cost LISD an estimated $115,760 on Friday, Feb. 3 leading up to the break and $113,400 on Wednesday, Feb. 8 after the official student break ended.

LISD schools in Four Points — Steiner Ranch, Laura W. Bush, River Ridge, River Place and Grandview Hills elementary schools, Canyon Ridge and Four Points middle schools and Vandegrift High School — contributed to that total by an estimated $32,440 on Friday, Feb. 3 and $31,720 on Wednesday, Feb. 8, for a total of $64,160.

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This image was posted on Snapchat on Sunday apparently and some say it had threatening words directed toward the student’s school.

By LYNETTE HAALAND
Four Points News

Extra police patrols were at Vandegrift High School on Monday after two threats alluding to violence were made on social media.

The first post was made on Snapchat on Sunday, according to Leander ISD officials. The post that was apparently the original, showed a male Vandegrift student holding what looked like a large firearm horizontally across his chest.

“I’m proud of our kids who knew about this, they took the initiative and got involved and they immediately reported this,” said Charlie Little, principal at VHS. Sometimes kids know about threats like this and don’t share with the proper authorities, he added.

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The Broe family after facing the clippers at their Pierce Your Heart St. Baldrick’s fundraising event on Saturday. L-R Carson, Kevin, Forrest, Janel and Julianne.

By SARAH DOOLITTLE
Four Points News

The Broe family of River Place raised more than $70,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation at their second annual Pierce Your Heart head-shaving event on April 1 at Redfin Seafood Kitchen.

The foundation is the only of its kind dedicated solely to raising funds for pediatric cancer research. The Broe family lost their son, Pierce, at age 12 to brain cancer. St. Baldrick’s Day encourages supporters to “brave the shave” for charity and in the name of those affected by childhood cancer, and over 50 participants did so on Saturday.

Pierce’s father, Kevin, has had his head shaved for the past four years, a tradition he started with Pierce while Pierce was undergoing treatment for cancer. This year, not only did Kevin and his two sons, Carson and Forrest, “brave the shave,” but mom Janel also joined in the fun, having her head shaved for the first time ever. Daughter Julianne supported her family and spoke at the event.

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By LYNETTE HAALAND
Four Points News

Several more reports of graffiti, vandalism, trespass, mischief cases have been reported to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office over the past week or so in Four Points. This is added to the long list of reports since mid-March including the March 25 graffiti case at Canyon Ridge Middle School.

Two more graffiti reports in the past week included one on March 30 at 9:41 a.m. in the 4800 block of Steiner Ranch Blvd. and another on March 27 at 1:20 p.m. in the 10800 block of RM 2222. Earlier that day at 10:44 a.m., a report of criminal mischief was filed in the 11300 block of RM 22222. On March 29 a case of criminal trespass was reported at 3:57 p.m. in the 7300 block of RM 620 N.

There were two vandalism cases reported last week as well, one on March 28 at 3:42 p.m. in the 7300 block of RM 620 N and one on March 29 at 3:38 p.m. in the 6600 block of Sitio Del Rio Blvd.

These new cases in the Four Points area are added to a dozen reported cases since mid-March of the same type of crimes including criminal trespassing, criminal mischief, vandalism and graffiti.

The Travis County Sheriff’s Office has a person of interest in the March 24 criminal mischief case at the Meritage Apartments were a toilet in the pool house was damaged, said Kristen Dark, TCSO spokesperson.

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