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HISD Board approves $12M in CARES Act reimbursement funding
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HOUSTON – The board of the Houston Independent School District has approved more than $12 million in CARES Act reimbursement funding.
The money will cover the expenses related to COVID-19, reimbursing numerous costs, such as technology, supplies and distance-learning materials required during the pandemic.
The board also approved allowing K-12 virtual students to take the STAAR test on campus, while students who are attending in-person classes and are not scheduled to take the STAAR test move to remote learning. This decision will help increase social distancing while students take the exam, according to a release.
In a breathtaking bit of legalese, attorneys for the Houston Independent School District are arguing that because a special ed student told his teacher and not his principal that he was being sexually abused by a classmate in a school restroom, his lawsuit against the district is without merit.
Somehow, in the spring of 2018, the then-16-year-old at Chavez High School who functions at the level of a kindergartener or first grader and is described as having extremely low social skills, should have known he was telling the wrong person. He needed to speak to a person in authority and according to HISD that is a principal – not a teacher.
Former HISD special ed student claims he was sexually assaulted by fellow student
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HOUSTON – A former student at Cesar Chavez High School claims in a lawsuit filed against the Houston Independent School District that he was sexually assaulted by a fellow student.
According to attorney Chris Feldman, who is representing the former student, his client has autism and was 16 when the assault happened.
“He was repeatedly raped in a bathroom by another student at HISD and he reported this to his teacher,” Feldman said. “Nothing was done.”
Feldman said it wasn’t until a second teacher became aware of the situation a few weeks later that HISD officials took any action.
Updated: 7:30 PM EDT April 1, 2021
HOUSTON Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is lifted the statewide mask mandate in early March, but some Houston-area school districts plan to keep their mask policies in place.
Here’s what Houston-area school districts are doing: If you notice an error or update to any of these policies, please email us at web@khou.com.
ALDINE ISD Governor Greg Abbott announced today that he is lifting statewide mandates that relate to COVID-19, effective Wednesday, March 10, 2021. All safety protocols, including the wearing of face coverings, social distancing, and frequent hand washing, will remain in effect in Aldine ISD schools and facilities until further clarification is obtained.