A family and community are mourning after a student athlete died on the first day of basketball practice at Cy-Fair ISD’s Thornton Middle School.

With just a week until school starts at Cy-Fair ISD, parents are scrambling to figure out what to do after the school district slashed dozens of bus routes.

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Cypress-Fairbanks ISD has announced schools in the district will be open on Wednesday with the exception of a few.

Following Thursday’s damaging storm, Cy-Fair ISD announced they will also be closed on Monday.

News charges have been filed against a former teacher at Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District accused of having sex with a student on multiple occasions

Librarian jobs are on the chopping block at Cy-Fair ISD as the district discusses major budget cuts.

A teacher at Cy-Fair High School has been arrested, accused of having sex with a student on at least two occasions.

A big discussion Monday night at Cy-Fair ISD as the board is considering drastic measures to balance the budget.

A teacher at Cy-Fair High School has been arrested, accused of having sex with a student on at least two occasions.

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD athletic director Ray Zepeda has been named the new athletic director of the UIL. The Corpus Christi-native has been in public education for three decades in positions such as an athletic director, head coach and athletic coordinator. He has been in Corpus Christi ISD, Houston ISD, Mathis ISD and Galena Park ISD, before working for CFISD for a decade.

One Cypress-Fairbanks ISD father and his family are outraged after he had to rush to school to pick up his 7th grader when she reported to the school nurse that she felt very sick after eating a cupcake that was shared with her in class.

Cy-Fair ISD has finalized its reopening plan for the upcoming school year. Here’s what to know so far:CalendarThe first day of school is now scheduled for Sept. 8, 2020. In the event school supplies must be shared, for example in art class, the supplies will be sanitized after each use. At the beginning of each class, students may request additional sanitizing spray and paper towels. VisitorsVisitors should make an appointment to meet with campus staff.

CYPRESS, Texas – Kathryn Haynes knew that the classroom was her calling as she was given one of the most prestigious awards in Texas education. Haynes, an engineering teacher at Cypress Park High School, was nominated by the Texas Teachers of Tomorrow, a state-accredited program that helps individuals with a bachelor’s degree become certified teachers, according to Cy-Fair ISD in a press release. She was nomitated by Cypress Park High’s principal and Texas Teachers’ adviser, Chris Heckler. It really means so much to me.”According to Texas Teachers of Tomorrow’s website, more than 6,500 teachers completed the certification process and six Texas teachers became finalists. Prior to teaching, Haynes worked as a cosmetologist while completing her biomedical engineering degree and tutored business students on the side.

HOUSTON – A former Cypress-Fairbanks ISD police officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl from Deer Park last year. “He promised to protect and serve one of our most vulnerable populations and instead, he exploited and violated a young girl. It also means the young girl will not be victimized again by having to take the witness stand to testify against her attacker. Authorities say after Bastida met the girl on the “Meet Me” app, he sent an Uber to pick her up in Deer Park and take her to Cypress on October 1, 2018. Authorities say surveillance video at the motel also showed Batista and the girl walking to the room.