Parents criticize Fort Worth ISD superintendent over critical race theory
Parents criticize Fort Worth ISD superintendent over critical race theory
Dozens of parents and activists spoke out at Fort Worth ISD’s school board meeting Tuesday angry at the superintendent. They claim the district is forcing critical race theory on students.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Dozens of parents and activists spoke out at Fort Worth ISD’s school board meeting Tuesday angry at the superintendent. They claim the district is forcing critical race theory on students.
House approval of an amendment to HB 3979 is all that is left before the so-called critical race theory bill heads to Governor Greg Abbott s desk.
Gov. Abbott says Texas teachers should be given priority to COVID-19 vaccine
Gov. Greg Abbott believes Texas teachers should be given priority when it comes to getting vaccinated.
DALLAS - Gov. Greg Abbott believes Texas teachers should be given priority when it comes to getting vaccinated.
It s something the superintendents of DFW s largest school districts want. And they had sent a letter to the state asking for teachers to be prioritized.
Gov. Abbott is voicing his support for teachers to be near the front of the line to get the COVID-19 vaccine as frontline workers.
Earlier this month, the Texas Urban Council of Superintendents urged the governor to advocate for teachers when it comes to deciding who can get the vaccine first.
Texas Education Advocates Seeking Clarity on COVID-19 Vaccine Access for Teachers By Capital Tonight Staff Texas PUBLISHED 8:19 PM CT Dec. 15, 2020 PUBLISHED December 15, 2020 @8:19 PM
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AUSTIN, Texas Texas education advocates are still waiting for an official response from Gov. Greg Abbott on teachers’ place in line for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Last week Kent Scriber, the Fort Worth ISD superintendent and chair of the Texas Urban Council of Superintendents, and the Texas Classroom Teachers Association sent letters to Abbott, urging him to recognize teachers as front-line workers to get priority access to the vaccine.
“Educators I consider to be frontline workers because they are interacting on a daily basis with a large volume of students, they come into contact with other people that could have COVID-19. Al
Cy-Fair ISD, Fort Bend officials ask Texas to give teachers COVID vaccine priority
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Jennifer Harrison, senior director of clinical operations at the University of Texas Health Austin Dell Medical School, and Devin Kline, materials manager open the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to arrive at the hospital in Austin, Texas on Monday Dec.14, 2020. A growing chorus of education leaders and elected officials are calling on the state to give them priority to be vaccinated. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)John L. Mone, STF / Associated Press
Some Houston-area officials have joined a growing chorus of education leaders and elected representatives this week in calling on the state to put educators closer to the front of the line for COVID-19 vaccines.
Cy-Fair ISD, Fort Bend officials ask Texas to give teachers COVID vaccine priority
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Jennifer Harrison, senior director of clinical operations at the University of Texas Health Austin Dell Medical School, and Devin Kline, materials manager open the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to arrive at the hospital in Austin, Texas on Monday Dec.14, 2020. A growing chorus of education leaders and elected officials are calling on the state to give them priority to be vaccinated. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)John L. Mone, STF / Associated Press
Some Houston-area officials have joined a growing chorus of education leaders and elected representatives this week in calling on the state to put educators closer to the front of the line for COVID-19 vaccines.