The fact that a Houston ISD district superintendent told teachers at two schools on Friday that they were going to have to embrace the New Education Schools and NES-Aligned Schools program or get out of the way inspired predictably enough, an outcry from parents at Cage Elementary and Chrysalis Middle School...
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Just before 7:30 Monday, there were three people [putting up tables and assembling signs along with two boxes of doughnuts. By 8 a.m. that number had swelled to more than 50 parents, alumni and children waving signs that called for an end to what they said has been bullying of the teachers and invitations for Superintendent Mike Miles to go elsewhere.
We asked the HISD press office for any further statement from HISD on what happened Friday and were told they would get back to us.HISD respects the rights of our students, staff, and parents to assemble and express their views through protest. The district provides personnel support to ensure students are kept safe while they express their First Amendment right to assemble. Because this is a personal matter, HISD will not be providing any additional information.
"We're just waiting for someone to come to our rescue," she said."Removing magnet programs? We didn't need them to come in and remove what was unique in our schools."
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