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‘I was frantic’: With one week left until school, Cy-Fair ISD parents trying to find out how to deal with bus route cuts
Read full article: ‘I was frantic’: With one week left until school, Cy-Fair ISD parents trying to find out how to deal with bus route cutsWith 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.
Additional charges filed against former Cy-Fair ISD teacher accused of having sex with student on multiple occasions
Read full article: Additional charges filed against former Cy-Fair ISD teacher accused of having sex with student on multiple occasionsNews charges have been filed against a former teacher at Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District accused of having sex with a student on multiple occasions
VYPE talks with UIL athletic director Zepeda before taking over new post
Read full article: VYPE talks with UIL athletic director Zepeda before taking over new postCypress-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.
Parent outraged after they say their child ate cupcake potentially laced with drugs at Cy-Fair ISD school
Read full article: Parent outraged after they say their child ate cupcake potentially laced with drugs at Cy-Fair ISD schoolOne 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: What you need to know about the district’s 2020-2021 school plans
Read full article: Cy-Fair ISD: What you need to know about the district’s 2020-2021 school plansCy-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.
Get to know the Cy-Fair ISD engineering teacher who was named Teacher of the Year for 2020
Read full article: Get to know the Cy-Fair ISD engineering teacher who was named Teacher of the Year for 2020CYPRESS, 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.
Former Cy-Fair ISD police officer sentenced to 10 years in rape of 12-year-old Deer Park girl
Read full article: Former Cy-Fair ISD police officer sentenced to 10 years in rape of 12-year-old Deer Park girlHOUSTON – 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.