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More Houston families opt for homeschooling: What it means for public schools
Read full article: More Houston families opt for homeschooling: What it means for public schoolsSafety concerns and dissatisfaction with school instruction are driving families to opt for homeschooling, affecting funding and resources for public schools like Fleming Middle School.
Sealy ISD bus driver accused of forcing students to close windows on bus with no AC
Read full article: Sealy ISD bus driver accused of forcing students to close windows on bus with no ACParents in Sealy are demanding answers after a bus driver allegedly forced students to close windows on an un-air-conditioned bus during extreme heat, leaving children struggling to breathe. A video shows students yelling for relief while the driver insisted on keeping the windows up. Sealy ISD said it's investigating the incident and addressing A/C issues on its buses. What are your thoughts on this situation?
In need of someone to talk to? Help available for Rice University students on or off-campus after the death of peer
Read full article: In need of someone to talk to? Help available for Rice University students on or off-campus after the death of peerRice University canceled classes but encouraged students and those within the Rice community to seek out counselors on campus or call their 24-hour call center for support a day after Andrea Rodriguez Avila was found dead in her dorm room.
Baytown Special Education teacher accused of giving autistic student bloody nose after throwing them on floor
Read full article: Baytown Special Education teacher accused of giving autistic student bloody nose after throwing them on floorSpecial education teacher was charged after throwing a special needs autistic student to the ground causing a bloody nose.
Spring ISD theater teacher arrested after her text messages reveal improper relationship with student
Read full article: Spring ISD theater teacher arrested after her text messages reveal improper relationship with studentA Dekaney High School theater teacher, Valerie Lauren Mata, has been arrested after her text messages revealed an improper relationship with an 18-year-old student.
How emerging bilingual students at Fleming Middle School tackle NES model
Read full article: How emerging bilingual students at Fleming Middle School tackle NES modelThere have been several changes and challenges in HISD this school year. For one group of students, emerging bilingual students, navigating through the NES system without speaking the native language has presented its own barriers. But, despite the challenges, they are still making strides.
Sophomore says she was at the center of massive Nimitz HS brawl started by bullies
Read full article: Sophomore says she was at the center of massive Nimitz HS brawl started by bulliesDisturbing video has surfaced from this past Tuesday. A Nimitz High School student says it shows her being jumped by seven girls, some who have been harassing her for months.
Get ahead: Key testing dates for students in Houston and Fort Bend ISD
Read full article: Get ahead: Key testing dates for students in Houston and Fort Bend ISDStudents in Houston and Fort Bend Independent School District are gearing up for their state-mandated tests! 📚 Make sure to mark these important testing dates in your calendar! Good luck to all the students! You've got this! 💪 #StateMandatedTests #PreparationIsKey #SuccessInEducation
Fleming Middle School Principal, Devin Adams, named Principal of the Month for HISD
Read full article: Fleming Middle School Principal, Devin Adams, named Principal of the Month for HISD🎉 Exciting News! 🎉Congratulations to Deven Adams, the principal at Fleming Middle School, for being named Principal of the Month for February! 🏆🎉Under Adams' leadership, Fleming Middle School has seen remarkable improvements in academics. From implementing the New Education System model to developing a comprehensive 'State of the School' data plan, Adams is committed to ensuring the success of his students. 📚✨
LIST: Houston ISD announces 19 additional campuses joining the New Education System next year
Read full article: LIST: Houston ISD announces 19 additional campuses joining the New Education System next yearThe Houston Independent School District is adding up to 40 more schools to its New Education System model in the 2024 academic school year, state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles announced Tuesday.
HISD adding up to 40 failing schools to New Education System next year
Read full article: HISD adding up to 40 failing schools to New Education System next yearThe Houston Independent School District is adding up to 40 more schools to its New Education System model in the 2024 academic school year, state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles announced Tuesday.
Missing Chinese exchange student found safe in Utah following cyber kidnapping scheme, police say
Read full article: Missing Chinese exchange student found safe in Utah following cyber kidnapping scheme, police sayA foreign exchange student from China who was reported missing last week in Utah has been found.
Gun found on Goose Creek CISD campus; student taken into custody
Read full article: Gun found on Goose Creek CISD campus; student taken into custodyA Sterling High School student taken into custody after being found possession of a gun on campus, according to Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District.
SUPER SOPH: Shelby the Baby of “First Family” of Friendswood
Read full article: SUPER SOPH: Shelby the Baby of “First Family” of FriendswoodTy Shelby paved the way, leading the Mustang defense on the football field. He now plays for the San Diego Chargers. Then came Braylan Shelby, a 6-foot-5 outside linebacker carved from stone. He has just enrolled at USC.And then there is not-so-little sister NaDi’ya Shelby, who may be the best athlete of them all.
17-year-old student accused of bringing gun to HISD’s Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center
Read full article: 17-year-old student accused of bringing gun to HISD’s Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology CenterJuan Pablo Rivera, 17, is charged with possession of a prohibited weapon for the May 16 incident.
$200K bond for Cy-Fair ISD paraprofessional charged for improperly touching student multiple times for several months
Read full article: $200K bond for Cy-Fair ISD paraprofessional charged for improperly touching student multiple times for several monthsA Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District employee has been accused of improperly touching one of his students multiple times while at school.
‘I felt like I was going to die’: 13-year-old says she was stabbed 7 times by another student with pocket knife at Texas City ISD school
Read full article: ‘I felt like I was going to die’: 13-year-old says she was stabbed 7 times by another student with pocket knife at Texas City ISD schoolThe scarred teen says she was stabbed with a pocket knife several times by another student during a fight. Her mom added that the school nurse failed to call EMS for the girl's injuries, and instead put alcohol on the child's open wounds.
‘I was screaming and nobody was helping me’: 2 students say they were bitten, hit with tennis racket by Kashmere High School gym teacher
Read full article: ‘I was screaming and nobody was helping me’: 2 students say they were bitten, hit with tennis racket by Kashmere High School gym teacherTwo students from Kashmere High School say their gym teacher not only hit one of them in the head with a tennis racket but also back-slapped and bit them.
Lee High School student accused of recording fellow student in bathroom, court docs say
Read full article: Lee High School student accused of recording fellow student in bathroom, court docs sayA Lee High School student, for the moment, can’t return to school after court documents reveal she recorded a fellow classmate using the restroom.
‘You want some shoes?’: Galena Park ISD sends warning to parents after suspicious man approaches 7th grader, district says
Read full article: ‘You want some shoes?’: Galena Park ISD sends warning to parents after suspicious man approaches 7th grader, district saysOfficials with Galena Park ISD are warning students and parents after a “stranger danger” situation that recently happened.
New Caney and Waller High Schools remove employees for inappropriate relationships
Read full article: New Caney and Waller High Schools remove employees for inappropriate relationshipsIn separate incidents, two separate school districts in our area have come across the same disturbing problem, employees accused of having inappropriate relationships with students.
22-year-old Texas A&M student reported missing in College Station found dead near his vehicle, reports say
Read full article: 22-year-old Texas A&M student reported missing in College Station found dead near his vehicle, reports sayA Texas A&M student who was last seen since Dec. 16 was found dead Saturday afternoon, according to multiple reports.
Cy-Fair ISD coach placed on leave after allegations of improper conduct with student
Read full article: Cy-Fair ISD coach placed on leave after allegations of improper conduct with studentA Cypress Fairbanks ISD coach and teacher is under investigation after allegations of improper conduct with a student.
Cleveland ISD teacher arrested for sexual assault of a student, deputies say
Read full article: Cleveland ISD teacher arrested for sexual assault of a student, deputies sayA Cleveland Independent School teacher has been arrested for sexual assault of a student, Liberty County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday.
‘We are traumatized by what happened’: Parents angry after kindergarten student at Alief ISD dropped off at the wrong bus stop
Read full article: ‘We are traumatized by what happened’: Parents angry after kindergarten student at Alief ISD dropped off at the wrong bus stopA Kindergarten student at Alief ISD was dropped off at the wrong bus stop on Tuesday, according to the family.
Mother says she can’t enroll her son in school due to hair policy at East Bernard ISD
Read full article: Mother says she can’t enroll her son in school due to hair policy at East Bernard ISDEast Bernard ISD’s student handbook outlines its dress code and hair policy, which forbids “braided hair or twisted rows/strands.”
Sweeny ISD teen recovering after being hit by school administrator’s vehicle while on campus
Read full article: Sweeny ISD teen recovering after being hit by school administrator’s vehicle while on campusA mother is taking legal action after her son was hit by an administrator at Sweeny Junior High School.
UH student hit and killed by suspected drunk driver at Katy intersection
Read full article: UH student hit and killed by suspected drunk driver at Katy intersectionA family in Katy is grieving and praying for justice after their loved one was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver who ran a red light.
Alief ISD police investigating after parents say 12-year-old daughter was given THC-laced cookies at school
Read full article: Alief ISD police investigating after parents say 12-year-old daughter was given THC-laced cookies at schoolAlief ISD Police are investigating allegations a student distributed cookies, believed to be laced with THC, to other students during a lunch break, district officials confirmed Thursday.
Jewish Southlake residents on Holocaust remark: ‘There are not two sides’
Read full article: Jewish Southlake residents on Holocaust remark: ‘There are not two sides’At a tense school board meeting Monday night in Southlake, Texas, a former student gave painful testimony about antisemitic bullying that he said he endured in the Carroll Independent School District.
Aldine ISD investigating after middle school teacher caught on video removing mask, yelling in student’s face
Read full article: Aldine ISD investigating after middle school teacher caught on video removing mask, yelling in student’s faceOne middle school student and her mother are outraged by the behavior of a Mead Middle School teacher who was caught on video yelling at a student and intentionally breathing on her.
YES Prep Southwest principal released from hospital after being injured during shooting, police say
Read full article: YES Prep Southwest principal released from hospital after being injured during shooting, police sayStudents of YES Prep Southwest Academy credited their principal with confronting the gunman.
One person dead, officer wounded in shooting confrontation at a Tennessee high school, officials say
Read full article: One person dead, officer wounded in shooting confrontation at a Tennessee high school, officials sayAuthorities say a student at a Tennessee high school fired at officers and was killed by police.
Student whose dorm room was stormed by SFA police files lawsuit
Read full article: Student whose dorm room was stormed by SFA police files lawsuitHOUSTON – A Houston student whose dorm room at Stephen F. Austin State University was stormed last year has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the school and her former roommates. Investigators said officers barged into Christin Evans’ dorm room on Sept. 14, 2020, after campus police received a call from the community advisor at the dorm, saying a student was threatening to stab another student with scissors and may have been experiencing a manic episode. Police said officers responded accordingly but changed their posture once they realized Evans was asleep in her room when they entered. In the lawsuit filed Monday, Evans accused the school and others of violating her right to due process and equal protection, negligence and gross negligence. Watch the full news conference below:Here is the full lawsuit filed by Evans:
Local UT student wins $10,000 from Chipotle TikTok challenge
Read full article: Local UT student wins $10,000 from Chipotle TikTok challengeHOUSTON – A University of Texas student from Houston won $10,000 from Chipotle for a TikTok video. Faith Bang shared her customized order on TikTok, apart from the social media campaign “Chipotle Royalty,” featuring the item on the restaurant’s digital menu. In the TikTok video, Bang illustrated that she spent the last $8 of the $12 in her checking account on a burrito bowl. Her go-to order, dubbed the Bang Bowl, includes carnitas, ½ white rice, ½ brown rice, fajitas, fresh tomato salsa, extra roasted chili-corn salsa, cheese, lettuce and tortilla on the side. To see the video that snatched the $10,000 Chipotle challenge, click here.
Unfinished Business: Cypress Creek's Harmon is ready for senior season
Read full article: Unfinished Business: Cypress Creek's Harmon is ready for senior seasonCy Creek's Rori Harmon has been a national basketball recruit since she was in middle school. Last year, the Cougars rolled through the regular season all the way to the state finals against super-power Duncanville. I really care about them and I want to know how their emotional state is, not just what they do on the basketball court." As sophomores, Harmon and Hunter led the Cougars to the Regional Finals but fell to Summer Creek. Harmon has that big, perfect smile of a killer on the basketball court.
Glover Elementary School student nearly abducted after getting off bus, school says
Read full article: Glover Elementary School student nearly abducted after getting off bus, school saysHOUSTON – A Glover Elementary School student was nearly abducted Thursday afternoon after getting off the school bus, according to school officials. Fort Bend Independent School District police are investigating after school officials were alerted about the incident. School officials said the incident happened as the student walked home after exiting the bus in the Quail Run Subdivision and a middle-aged man approached the girl. Officials said the student reported that the man asked her to go for a walk with him and reached for her. School officials said the student involved was not physically harmed in the incident.
Heres everything you need to know if your student athlete is gearing back up for sports
Read full article: Heres everything you need to know if your student athlete is gearing back up for sportsThe advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored the content. The views expressed in this article are those of the advertiser and do not necessarily reflect those of this site or affiliated companies.
This is what you need to know about the COVID-19 emergency relief grants for college students
Read full article: This is what you need to know about the COVID-19 emergency relief grants for college studentsHouston If you have a college student at home, or you are one, you may be able to get an emergency pandemic grant to help with expenses. Congress set aside $6 billion for emergency grants for college students. This is money that does not have to be paid back. Your first stop should be your school's financial aid office because each university has its own application process. The grants are supposed to cover expenses caused by campus disruptions because of coronavirus closures.
Girl soccer star takes kicking talents to football field
Read full article: Girl soccer star takes kicking talents to football fieldALVIN, Texas – An Alvin High School student is getting a lot of attention for bringing her soccer talents to the football field. Erin Webster was the kicker for Alvin's varsity football team in the Yellowjackets' 50-14 win over Pasadena on Friday. Webster tore her ACL in May and recently recovered from surgery. Webster is a standout on the soccer field. She is a three-time varsity Letterman and has received multiple scholarship offers.