โThis woman is crazy as hell!โ: Cy-Fair ISD teacher accused of forcing only Black student in class to re-enact slavery
Officials with the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District are investigating a middle school teacher who is accused of teaching a racist lesson plan about slavery and the Civil War. That lesson has left an 8th grader hurt and embarrassed, and community leaders demanding the teacher be let go.
Texas Supreme Court rules against Cy-Fair teachers union, ruling teachers must return to work
HOUSTON โ The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in a fierce battle between the district and the teachers union over returning to campus for training ahead of the start of the school year. On Friday, a Harris County District Judge granted the Cy-Fair American Federation of Teachers (Cy-Fair AFT) a temporary restraining order, which prevented teachers from being forced to physically be in a school building before Sept. 7. However, per the Supreme Courtโs ruling Sunday, teachers must report to work. We will consider our options in the coming days.โCowart said the teachers union is still concerned and worries about how schools will enforce a mask policy. โFriday was supposed to mark the return to campus for Cy-Fair teachers and staff who were preparing to start the new school year and welcome back kids, until a trial court unlawfully ordered the campus shut down at the request of a teachersโ union.
Cy-Fair ISD teacherโs union sues district as teachers were required to attend training in person Friday
CYPRESS, Texas โ A Harris County District Court judge granted Cy-Fair American Federation of Teachers a temporary restraining order that states teachers do not have to enter Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School Districtโs school buildings, as the district had required, before Sept. 7. โThis is a win for safety, health and common sense. Nearly 7,800 educators in Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District returned to the districtโs 91 different campuses Friday for professional development training and new teacher orientation, in spite of a plea from the teacherโs union to delay it. The lawsuitThe teacherโs union filed a lawsuit Friday seeking an injunction to halt the school districtโs requirement that all school employees show up to their schools Friday. KPRC 2 reached out to Cy-Fair ISD for comment but district officials said they donโt comment on lawsuits that are pending litigation.
Heres what Houston-area school districts are doing this week to prepare for the upcoming school year
Heres what Houston-area school districts are doing this week to prepare for the upcoming school year:The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Board of Trustees will convene in a special-called board meeting to discuss the districts reopening plan on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in the boardroom of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Instructional Support Center, located at 10300 Jones Road, Houston, Texas. A commitment form will be sent via email to all families later in July, according to a release from the district. Tomball ISD will offer two instructional options for the Fall semester. The commitment form was sent to families on Monday, July 13, 2020. In a letter to parents and guardians, Waller Independent School District announced it would release detailed documents outlining information on online learning and in-person instruction for the upcoming school year on Tuesday, July 21.