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‘Treating us like prisoners’: Students at Madison High School protest against new cellphone ban policy
Read full article: ‘Treating us like prisoners’: Students at Madison High School protest against new cellphone ban policyInstead of going to class, -- dozens of Madison High School students gathered outside the school Thursday morning to protest against its new cellphone ban policy.
3 arrested, including teenager, after 15-year-old student was shot off-campus
Read full article: 3 arrested, including teenager, after 15-year-old student was shot off-campusA 15-year-old Madison High School student is recovering at a hospital after he was shot by another student at a convenience store near campus Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Madison HS students who allegedly threatened to ‘shoot up’ school placed on house arrest, to undergo mental evaluations
Read full article: Madison HS students who allegedly threatened to ‘shoot up’ school placed on house arrest, to undergo mental evaluationsTwo students charged for allegedly making school threats at Madison High School are out on bond, but a judge has ordered 24-hour house arrest and a mental evaluation for both.
18-year-old ninth-grader, another student arrested after planning to ‘chain doors, shoot up’ Madison High School, documents say
Read full article: 18-year-old ninth-grader, another student arrested after planning to ‘chain doors, shoot up’ Madison High School, documents sayTwo Madison High School students were arrested Wednesday after authorities believe they were planning a school shooting for Friday, according to court documents.
GIVING BACK: Vince Young helps secure $10k donation for his former high school
Read full article: GIVING BACK: Vince Young helps secure $10k donation for his former high schoolLocal football legend Vince Young helped give back to his former high school on Friday, working with Brothers in Arms to help secure a $10,000 donation from Dick's Sporting Goods for Madison High School.
‘Why is he out?’: Mother of teen fatally shot 22 times wants alleged killer back in jail
Read full article: ‘Why is he out?’: Mother of teen fatally shot 22 times wants alleged killer back in jailThe mother of a teen who police said was shot 22 times by her ex-boyfriend is questioning why her alleged killer was released from jail Tuesday.
Madison High School students walk out in response to explicit audio recording posted on social media: Here’s what HISD is saying about the walkout
Read full article: Madison High School students walk out in response to explicit audio recording posted on social media: Here’s what HISD is saying about the walkoutStudents at James Madison High School walked out of class Thursday morning after a recording surfaced on social media. The recording is said to be of Madison High School employees who allegedly used “sexually explicit language” in front of students, Gerry Monroe, a Houston-area education advocate told KPRC 2.
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Here are the food distribution sites where Houstonians can get free food the week of May 4
Read full article: Here are the food distribution sites where Houstonians can get free food the week of May 4Published: April 30, 2020, 1:09 pm Updated: May 4, 2020, 9:58 amHOUSTON – The Houston Food bank, the Houston Independent School District and other Houston-area organizations are supporting Houstonians amid the pandemic. Here are the dates and times for food distributions:Monday, May 4Fondren Middle School, 6333 S. Braeswood Blvd., 9 a.m.Sterling Aviation High School, 11625 Martindale Road, 9 a.m.Tijerina Elementary School, 6501 Sherman St., 11 a.m.Marshall Elementary School, 6200 Winfield Road, 3 p.m.Moreno Elementary School, 620 East Canino Road, 3 p.m.Tuesday, May 5Highland Heights Elementary School, 865 Paul Quinn St., 9 a.m.Madison High School, 13719 White Heather Dr., 9 a.m.Thomas Middle School, 5655 Selinsky Road, 11 a.m.Revere Middle School, 10502 Briar Forest Dr., 3 p.m.Shadydale Elementary School, 5905 Tidwell Road, 3 p.m.Wednesday, May 6Clifton Middle School, 6001 Golden Forest Dr., 9 a.m.Northside High School, 1101 Quitman St., 9 a.m.Bonham Elementary School, 8302 Braes River Dr., 11 a.m.Bastian Elementary School, 5051 Bellfort Ave., 3 p.m.Henry Middle School, 10702 East Hardy Road, 3 p.m.Thursday, May 7Furr High School, 520 Mercury Dr., 9 a.m.North Forest High School, 10726 Mesa Dr., 9 a.m.Milby High School, 1601 Broadway St., 11 a.m.Tinsley Elementary School, 11035 Bob White Dr., 3 p.m.Fleming Middle School, 4910 Collingsworth St., 3 p.m.Friday, May 8
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Madison High School staff member who helped distribute laptops tests positive for COVID-19
Read full article: Madison High School staff member who helped distribute laptops tests positive for COVID-19HOUSTON – A staff member at Madison High School who helped distribute laptops has tested positive for COVID-19, HISD said. District officials said the individual is currently recovering at home. All school staff members are being notified and those who worked in close proximity to the individual are being asked to self-quarantine, the district said. The district suggested parents and students who came to the school to pick up laptops any time beginning Monday, March 23 through Monday, April 6 should self-quarantine 14 days from the last day they were inside the high school. “We assure you we are working closely with the Houston Health Department to identify students, parents or staff who should be tested for COVID-19,” a spokesperson for HISD said.