U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee said Thursday she was seeking possibilities for federal...
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee listens to other elected officials speaking against the Houston ISD takeover during a press conference with members of Houston Federal of Teachers, parents and students Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Houston.U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee said Thursday she is seeking federal government intervention to halt the Texas Education Agency’s takeover of the Houston Independent School District.
Jackson Lee said she has been in contact with the White House frequently over the past years and is now speaking to President Joe Biden’s assistant secretary and the U.S. Office of Civil Rights “I truly believe that this is a clearly defined matter of discrimination,” Jackson Lee said, adding that other districts have faired similarly to HISD but are not facing takeovers.Wheatley High School, which received failing grades from the TEA for seven consecutive years, is at the center of the debate over the HISD takeover. While the TEA takeover remained in legal limbo for over three years due to a lawsuit from the district, Wheatley High School has since earned a C grade.
The TEA has said the performance of Wheatley High School is not the only reason for its decision to take over the district. TEA Director Mike Morath pointed to a corruption scandal in which trustees admitted to accepting kickbacks from district vendors as well as a state conservatorship the TEA had placed over HISD for over two consecutive years.
Lee said she has also been speaking with fellow members of Congress, and has distributed a letter criticizing the takeover.“What they said is that my letter that I sent, the most recent letter had members of Congress, including leadership who said this is really an issue about public school education,” Jackson Lee said. “I was told by the staff that my letter is all over the Department of Education.
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