The notion of terror threats is part of a Cy-Fair ISD school board meeting Tuesday as it voted to apply for a waiver regarding attendance, which is the key component to education funding.
Thirty-four low attendance waivers were granted in Houston-area districts after more than 3,244 terroristic threats were made against Texas schools.The 13 Investigates team discovered that one in five terroristic threats in Texas schools are made in the Houston area.Most were unsubstantiated but still greatly impacted attendance.
The Texas Education Administration grants low attendance waivers for safety reasons ranging from terroristic threats to broken pipes. A district is eligible for a waiver when school is held, but attendance is at least 10 percentage points below average. Waivers allow districts to exclude low attendance days from Average Daily Attendance and Foundation School Program funding calculations.
At a school board meeting Tuesday, the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD met to discuss submitting a waiver to the TEA.Low attendance waiver granted for safety incidents impacting two schools.Low attendance waiver granted for safety incidents impacting four schools. Missed school days waiver granted for safety incidents impacting all campuses.2018 - 2019No low attendance or missed school days tied solely to safety issues.Low attendance waiver granted for safety incidents impacting one school.
In the past school year, 34 waivers were granted for low attendance by the TEA for safety incidents in Houston-area schools; Friendswood - four, Pasadena- six, Aldine - three, Conroe - one, Fort Bend - five, Lamar CISD - two, Galena Park - three, Sheldon - one for all campuses , Goose Creek ISD - five, Spring Branch ISD - one, Clear Creek - one, Dayton - one, and Brazosport - one.
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