TULSA, Okla. — Bishop Kelley High School notified families Feb. 8 of a second round of break-ins on campus the day prior.
The school also announced plans to increase security.
Officials with the school said the first round of break-ins happened the afternoon and evening of Feb. 3. Someone targeted 13 cars. The school told families the week it happened.
A second round of break-ins happened the Feb. 9. The district sent out an email Feb. 8, saying thieves hit 13 more vehicles. A parent with the school told 2 News some students discovered the break-ins when they returned from an away game.
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In images and videos that a parent sent us, shards of window glass can be seen on the front seats of their child’s car.
When 2 News drove around the perimeter of Bishop Kelley’s campus on Saturday, we noticed multiple parking lot gates left wide open.
In an email sent to the community after the break-ins on Feb. 3, the school promised measures to tackle the problem.
Those include:
- hiring a second security officer (something reportedly already in motion before the break-ins)
- increasing the Tulsa police presence near campus
- creating a 24-hour security phone number
2 News is in contact with school officials. While none could speak on camera, they emailed school families Saturday afternoon. In it, the school said the Friday break-ins happened before it could implement its plans.
The email also says the school “will be tightening up the schedule for when campus gates are open and closed after hours” and possibly introducing a fob system after hours and on weekends.
In the meantime, the school says it will have visible on-site security during afternoon and evening events until they can hire additional permanent security staff.
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