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The teacher's lounge had a plush couch, upholstered chairs, flowers, and a flatscreen television. [89] HISD did not state that NFISD was planning to close Fonwood. [88] It became an early childhood center when NFISD merged into HISD on July 1, 2013. [20] Sharon Goldstein Halpin Early Childhood Center (Houston) Martin Luther King Jr.
The HISD board had approved the consolidation on November 12, 2008 despite the opposition of Sheila Jackson Lee and Sammye Prince Hughes, the head of the Turner parent-teacher organization and the president of the Southwood Civic Club. [96] In 2009 Turner, which occupied a building from the 1920s, had 259 students. [243] Other former schools:
A 2003 The New York Times report which asserted that HISD did not report school violence to the police created controversy in the community as teachers, students, and parents expressed concern about the district's downplaying of campus violence. [26] HISD officials held a news conference after the publication of the story.
The Houston Independent School District takeover is a 2023 takeover of the state's largest school district by the Texas Education Agency, replacing the superintendent and elected board of trustees with a board of managers and a new superintendent appointed by the Texas commissioner of education.
On February 12, 2016, the HISD board voted to require Lanier to change its name again to purge HISD of school names based on Confederate figures, even though Lanier's students approved of keeping the school's name. [7] Former teacher Jim Henley stated that Lanier was known as a creative artist and that he was not known as a Confederate soldier. [8]
The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections. [40]
Charles H. Milby High School is a public secondary school at 1601 Broadway in the East End, Houston, Texas, United States. [3] It serves grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the Houston Independent School District.
Bellaire High School is a comprehensive, public secondary school in Bellaire, Texas. [2] Part of the Houston Independent School District, it serves the incorporated city of Bellaire, the Houston community of Meyerland, and other adjacent Houston neighborhoods. [3]