Hundreds gather to protest districtwide against HISD in front of City Hall

HOUSTON – Tensions are rising as members of the Houston Independent School District community continue to voice concerns about the district. Saturday’s March to Save HISD brought together hundreds of parents, teachers and students who hope to end the Texas Education Agency’s takeover of the district.

The latest demonstration comes as members of the district-wide protest community gathered to demand transparency over recent forced layoffs and resignations as well as the district’s budget.

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Transparency on “data”, budget and recent resignations and forced layoffs, a halt to NES expansion, a complete end to the NES experiment, the return of libraries to every school (especially NES schools) , the return of full services, Mike Miles’ termination and the end of TEA’s hostile takeover.

“Advocating for fairness for all children and true transparent leadership in our district,” said Anita Wadhwn, parent of a HISD student.

A sea of ​​protesters flooded the steps of Houston City Hall to fight changes in HISD.

“There is no consistency in the district. There is constant chaos. Some of our best people in the district are being fired without cause,” Wadhwn said.

“We were told that many schools would remain intact, and every time we turn around, changes are made without any understanding of why,” said Krishna Patel, another parent of a HISD student.

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Protesters also called for an end to the Texas Education Agency’s takeover of the district.

“My kids, we had a Magnet program and then when this buyout happened, they took away the Magnet program.” said Savant Moore, an elected District 2 trustee.

“Some people are fighting to either bring the libraries back or to ensure that the libraries are not dismantled. Some people are taking legal action because there are unfair practices in the workplace,” Wadhwn said.

Local and state officials also took positions during the march.

“It completely eliminates education. It eliminates specialization programs. It removes language programs. He is in special education class. It takes away things like these wraparound services that we need for children to survive,” said Eugene Wu, a state representative.

Protesters said the demonstration was crucial to making their voices heard.

“It feels powerful because all we have right now is our voice. We don’t have our vote. All we have is the ability to converse with each other,” he said. Wadhwn said.