Round Rock ISD Heightens Security Measures After Man Follows Girl To School

ROUND ROCK, TX — School district officials have heightened security measures after a student reported she was followed by a strange man as she walked to school on Thursday, according to reports.

The Brushy Creek Elementary School student's report prompted police to launch an investigation and district officials to send a letter to parents and guardians about the incident, KXAN and other media outlets reported. In their correspondence, district officials advise parents/guardians to talk to their children on how to remain safe. Among the tips offered:

• Always walk or bike with other students.
• Be alert to what is happening and who is around them.
• Never talk to a stranger or go near a stranger’s car.
• Never accept rides from a stranger.
• Scream and run if a stranger approaches them and find an adult they know and report what happened immediately.

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