Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas schools send parents DNA kits to identify their kids’ bodies in emergencies The state of Texas is sending public school ...

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Parents from across the U.S. are responding to the news that Texas schools are sending children home with DNA kits in order to have their identification on hand in case of crisis situations or ...

Since the horrific Uvalde school shooting in May, Texas officials have done everything they can to protect the state’s guns and comfort the people who own them while doing little to help fearful ...

Parents in Uvalde, where 19 kids and two teachers were killed, were asked to provide DNA so their children could be identified. Reading time 3 minutes Public school districts in Texas will soon start ...

Texas schools are encouraging parents to submit their kids’ DNA and fingerprints in the event their child goes missing or needs to be identified by law enforcement. School districts in the Lone Star ...

This week, Texas public schools plan to distribute DNA and fingerprint identification kits to guardians of students in kindergarten through middle school. The Child Identification Program, which ...

The state of Texas is sending public school students home with DNA kits designed to help their parents identify their children "in case of an emergency." In 2021, the Texas state legislature passed ...