A school shooting rocked a small Texas town on March 30, 2026. A 15-year-old student at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde shot a female teacher and then himself. The teacher survived, but authorities declared the unidentified teen dead at the school. The Comal County Sheriff’s Office acted quickly to secure the scene and assured no further threat was present in the area. Although that’s reassuring, students, teachers, staff, and families likely will never forget the fateful day that changed everything in their school community.
The shooting occurred at the beginning of the day.
According to a letter from Hill Country College Preparatory High School Principal Julie Wiley, the shooting took place at 8:34 a.m. Deputies from the Comal County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene, and the school went into lockdown, per a news release posted on social media by the sheriff’s office. Emergency responders took the teacher, identified online by family as Stephanie Rubacalva, to a San Antonio hospital. Her condition is unknown. The shooter died at the scene.
“We know this is incredibly difficult to hear. What we can tell you is this situation is contained, and there is no ongoing threat to students,” the sheriff’s office’s release shared. “The school was placed on lockdown, and students were safely transported to Bulverde Middle School to be reunited with their parents.”
Terrified students and parents did their best to stay calm.
A student named Jesse stopped to speak with KSAT after reuniting with his mom in the parking lot. He recalled hearing what sounded like a table slamming to the ground and someone screaming. Jesse said he ran out the door with his classmates to a grassy patch and waited for instructions from the teachers. He said he felt “scared,” his voice cracking because he was clearly terrified…