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Killeen Schools Close on Execution Day
Killeen ISD will close every school and district building on Dec. 3, the date set for Nidal Hasan's firing-squad execution at Fort Hood. Students and staff are not to report.
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Closing schools is a safety plan for a date on a calendar. The 2013 court-martial conviction is what put Hasan on death row, and habeas review in a civilian federal court can still move Dec. 3. Thursday's announcement does not mean the sentence has been carried out.
Killeen ISD will close all schools and district facilities on Thursday, Dec. 3. Students and staff are not to report to school or work. The closure includes Manor Middle School, which Third Future Schools operates.
The district said it is closing because of the national attention, traffic, and other activity expected around the scheduled execution of Nidal Hasan that day. It cited the lasting effect of the Nov. 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting on the community, especially military families, and called the closure a safety step. The Killeen Police Department recommended the closure, KWTX reported.
Extracurricular events that day are being limited to UIL competitions and varsity practices. Coaches are to tell families if a schedule changes.
A 2013 court-martial convicted Hasan, a former Army major and psychiatrist, of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder for the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting at Fort Hood. The Army has scheduled a firing squad for 1 p.m. Central on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood. If it happens, it would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961. He can still seek habeas review in a civilian federal court, which could delay that date. The execution has not been carried out.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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