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Car Theft,
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Hondo Police Department
confirmed that the 2002 Ford
Mustang that Jorge allegedly
tried to sell to Schroeder for
$1,700 was reported stolen
out of Waller County.
Miss Schroeder, a veteran
postal worker, said after her
daughter returned from a
one-week trip to Austin and
Ft. Worth with Jorge, on Feb.
23, Schroeder gave Jorge
$700 in cash to purchase the
Mustang. That same day, she
said Jorge claimed he needed
to borrow her daughter’s
2006 Volkswagen Jetta so
that he could complete a con-
struction job in Houston and
simultaneously retrieve the
clear title for the Mustang.
Two days later, Schroeder
said Jorge’s phone was dis-
connected and he blocked
her daughter from his Face-
book account.
“He asked to borrow the
Jetta because he said it had
better gas mileage and I
thought he’d for sure be back
because he left the Mustang
here and to get the other
$1,000 (for alleged car
sale),” Schroeder said.
“Now, my daughter is driv-
ing my old car to get her
three-year-old daughter to
the doctor in San Antonio.
And I have to worry about
them breaking down on the
side of the road.”
Hondo Police Department
recovered the stolen Mustang
on Feb. 25, while taking a re-
port on the stolen Jetta.
“The police ran the plates
and discovered the Mustang
had been stolen, and they
took it,” Schroeder said.
Hempstead Police Chief
David Hartley said the Mus-
tang was reported stolen on
Feb. 17.
“He (Jorge)’s a person of
interest at this point. He was
staying at a motel with an-
other guy that he supposedly
grew up with and a girl at a
motel. The owner reported it
stolen and he (Jorge) and a
white female named Jenny
were also missing,” Hartley
said.
The police chief said his
department is seeking the
whereabouts of Jorge for
questioning.
Schroeder said state jail
felony charges are pending
since the family initially
gave Jorge permission to use
the Jetta. Investigators are
waiting for a 10-day letter of
demand to be returned to en-
sure notification was at-
tempted in writing. Possible
charges could include unau-
thorized use of vehicle and
theft.
“I learned a lesson. Don’t
let anyone drive your vehicle
because in the state of Texas,
you’re giving them permis-
sion to own it, basically,”
Schroeder said.
One month prior,
Schroeder’s daughter wit-
nessed Jorge being arrested
for warrants out of Waller for
aggravated assault with a
deadly weapon and assault
causing bodily injury (family
violence.) Waller County
Sheriff’s Office Capt. Brian
Cantrell confirmed that Jorge
was retrieved from Bexar
County’s custody on Jan. 22,
and was released on bond 16
days later. Shortly thereafter,
Jorge met up with
Schroeder’s daughter.
“We lost two vehicles and
$700. It’s dangerous out
there and it scares the life out
of me. This time it’s the car
(that is missing) but next
time it could be my grand-
daughter or daughter,”
Schroeder said.
The license plate for the
black Jetta is BWC6159. The
letter states that Jorge is com-
manded to return the vehicle
to the local police or Hondo
Police Department immedi-
ately.
Anyone with information
on Jorge is asked to contact
Hempstead Police Depart-
ment at 979-826-3332.
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The bond would not
only provide additional
classrooms but also updates
to current science labs.
Narrow hallways create
a safety hazard for students.
The bond would widen
them and provide an addi-
tional corridor.
“I can touch both walls
(of hallway) at one time.
Imagine 700 kids passing
through these hallways
when the bell rings. That’s
not a good, safe environ-
ment, and it’s not functional
or conducive to good flow,”
Seymore said.
Previous renovations
have been made because of
limited space inside the
cafeteria. As a result, stu-
dents have to walk down a
long hallway, outside the
cafeteria, since serving
lines had to be extended to
a separate area.
“Because we don’t have
enough serving space (in-
side main cafeteria area),
we created some other lines
in the back, in order to get
all the kids fed in two
shifts,” Seymore said.
A proposed, common
cafeteria - for both the high
school and junior high cam-
puses - is intended to take
care of the space issue with
a bi-level, buffet style de-
sign that is used at larger
high schools, as well as
some college campuses.
During a meeting on Feb.
10, administrators said they
visited campuses elsewhere
and witnessed lunch lines
moving pretty steadily
since various foods are of-
fered in different areas of
the shared cafetorium.
The proposed cafeteria
area would join the two
campuses, replacing a bi-
level, outdoor area that is
currently between them.
Superintendent Rory Gesch
said previously set, long-
range planning for the high
school and junior high cam-
puses have included op-
tions for combining the two
to create a larger high
school and relocation of the
junior high campus, which
fits in with the current pro-
posal.
English teacher Barbara
Allie, who has been em-
ployed by NISD for the
past 30 years, uses an out-
dated art drafting table as a
podium. The 40-year vet-
eran teacher said her
crowded classroom is un-
safe because of the limited
number of outlets, which
also forces her to teach
from one side of the room.
This is because the high
school was built in the 70s,
long before the increased
use of technology inside the
classroom.
“If we plug in one more
thing, it trips the breaker. I
have four outlets because
when this building was
built we didn’t have all of
this (technology). We had
an overhead projector and
that was it,” the teacher
said.
Allie said she remem-
bers the excitement of re-
ceiving new desks for
students in the early 1990s.
But outdated desks and ta-
bles, as well as sagging
ceiling tiles, now nega-
tively affect the children’s
learning environment.
“Our kids deserve good
facilities. When you can
take pride in your facilities,
it helps instill pride in all
aspects - in their work and
work ethic,” Allie said.
“They may feel like we
don’t support them in the
way that we should, so why
should they care? Things
are far from where they
need to be.”
Chalkboards can still be
seen inside some of the
classrooms, though most
are used as bulletin boards.
Three years ago, a
SMART Board was in-
stalled inside the English
classroom and placed over
one of the chalkboards.
The English teacher said
a lack of proper cooling and
heating also affects stu-
dents’ ability to focus on
classroom instruction.
“It’s either freezing cold,
so that my kids want to sit
in the fetal position because
they’ re trying to stay warm,
or it’s so hot that they
threatened to walk out (two
weeks prior),” Allie said.
“When you’re not comfort-
able, that affects your learn-
ing.”
The bond includes an
HVAC replacement, which
would take care of the on-
going heating and cooling
issues.
One thing the bond
won’t cover is individual
pieces of equipment, which
are also needed.
The English teacher said
some of the staff is still
using VCRs in their class-
rooms because of limited
equipment budgets.
“We haven’t been able
to replace all of the VHS
tapes with DVDs because
we have to do a little at a
time. Otherwise, it would
be a massive undertaking
because of years and years
of accumulating VHS,”
Allie said.
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