RECOMMENDATION #10

Provide wider public awareness of and access to the “police encounters” educational video required for incoming ninth graders under the Sandra Bland Act.

A link to the video has been added to the Police Transparency page on the city’s website. The Police Department will conduct a public awareness campaign via social media and the website.

Explore a partnership with Lewisville ISD to expose all incoming ninth-graders to educate them on how to interact with the police using the state-mandated video along with an officer discussion and question-and-answer session.

The Mayor’s Commission recommends that all Lewisville High School students be included during the first year in order to reach students in higher grades who did not see the mandated video previously.

Status: Ongoing

Completed Actions

• Lewisville Police Department will continue to post the video on social media outlets and promote the video at public events. Public events are gradually being opened with the drop of COVID-19 cases.

Planned Actions

• Lewisville Police Department staff has reached out to Lewisville ISD and offered assistance in ensuring the training occurs according to State mandates. Lewisville ISD stated they will offer the training during the 2021-22 school year. The district said they will be in compliance with the law because it will provide the training to those that were freshmen when the law was passed.
• An annual report will be created that documents the number of students that receive this training.