Houston's leaders, community members, and students are anxiously awaiting the decision on whether TEA will step in and take over the Houston Independent School District.
says the decision could come down any day now. On Monday, local leaders and politicians held a call-to-action meeting at North Main Church of God in Christ. Leaders said this was an informational meeting to explain why this decision for a takeover would be detrimental to HISD.FOX Faceoff: Concerns loom on possible TEA takeover of Houston ISD
By law, the state can step in if a district lets one school campus get a failing grade for five years in a row, which happened at Wheatley High School in Houston's Fifth Ward in 2019. "That would be the equivalent of a police officer stopping me tonight and saying I was speeding last year," Dixon said. FOX 26’s Gabby Hart met with parents at Wheatley High School as concerns loom over the TEA will take over Houston ISD.
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