The mission of the High School for Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice is to provide students and staff with a safe facility wherein a strong academic education is given in conjunction with an in depth study of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. Our goal is to provide culturally enriched, economically competitive, technologically advanced, environmentally aware, productive citizens. Strong community and parental support using an active shared decision-making model will fulfill our missions.

The High School for Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice (H.S. LE/CJ), a separate and unique magnet school, began in the spring of 1981 as a recruitment source for minority police officers. Currently, the curriculum is designed to allow students to explore careers related to law enforcement and criminal justice. Entry requirements include an 80 average in academic subjects, passing scores on standardized tests, and good conduct grades.

At the High School for Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice, students take vocational classes at each grade level to expose them to the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for law enforcement and legal-related criminal justice careers. The law-legal programs are involved in law activities with professional organizations outside of the school. By the 12 th grade students hold a variety of work assignments related to their career choices. More than 95% of the students at LECJ graduate as Texas Scholars.

In 2005-2006, the High School for Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice served about 710 students in grades 9-12. The ethnic makeup of the school is 24%African American, 69% Hispanic, 5.3% Anglo-American, 1% Asian, and less than 0.1% American Indian. About 52% of the student body participates in the Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program. In many cases, the High School for Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice students ate the first in their families to be “college bound”. Ninety percent of the graduating class attends college. Of the students enrolled in the 2005-20006 school year, 58% of the students enrolled in 2005-2006 are considered “at-risk”; and, as economic and social changes continue, the number of “at-risk” students will probably increase.

Dr. Judy Morris opened the school in 1981. She retired in 2004 & was replaced by our current principal, Mrs. Carol Mosteit.

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Rosemary Reyes - Student at HSLECJ

High school program gets students
ready for real careers

Some people may say they’re just kids. Who would trust them to do more than take orders at a burger window? Even that’s a stretch.

These students shine

If that’s your impression, take a good look at the senior high students in Valgene Holmes’ emergency telecommunicators course. Since grade school, it seems, most of these young adults (not kids) have had their sights on law enforcement and criminal justice careers. They want to become police officers, crime scene investigators, private investigators, trial lawyers, district attorneys, and emergency service dispatchers.

They’re on paths that Holmes’ course allows them to follow.

“This is an opportunity for them to succeed in life,” said Holmes, a Texas high school criminal justice instructor since 1994. “The program opens a lot of doors and that’s what education should be all about.”

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Article from the National Academic Emergency Dispatch.

 

 

Harris County 911

For many years, GHC 9-1-1 has supported the HISD High School for Law Enforcement.  The students in the Emergency Telecommunicator Course receive 135 hours of instruction in two-semesters, (with 16 hours hands-on experience in the GHC training lab). To read more click on the following link.

Harris County 911 & LECJ

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