Houston ISD attacks parents planning 'sickout'

'Irresponsible': Houston ISD attacks parents planning 'sickout'
Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles responded to parents planning a "sickout" on Wednesday to protest his policies, calling the organizers  "irresponsible." Roughly 3,000 students across 118 schools are planning to "call in sick" on Wednesday to express their discontent with the state's takeover of HISD,
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While students plan to post the state's takeover of HISD, the district is touting the accomplishments since it started to run it.
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"HISD's job is to provide the highest level of education it can," One parent participating in the sickout said. "It's there to make sure we prepare Texans for tomorrow, not just to pass a test just to get a score.
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Allyson Ackerman is the News Editor at Chron. She previously was the Deputy News Editor at the New York Post, where she also served as the Deputy Business Editor. She left the Big Apple for Houston and can now often be found in a car driving her two kids around town.
HISD parents, students stage 'sick-out' protest against state takeover
HOUSTON — Families across Houston ISD staged a "sick-out" protest Wednesday, keeping some students home from school in opposition to the state’s takeover of Texas’ largest school district.
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Community Voices for Public Education is organizing a protest planned for Wednesday. The group says the idea is to express ongoing discontent with the state's takeover of the school district.
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