Some of the concerns included students using traffic cones as hall passes, some of the teaching faculty not having any experience, the campus upkeep, and the AEDs not working.
Nick NatarioHISD parents and teachers' union went to Houston City Council to express their concerns about what's going on in the district.A city council meeting left some members stunned at what they heard from the teachers' union and parents just days after school started., Houston city council members held a hearing on HISD. During the meeting, the student's death took center stage.
A week ago, HISD said the student suffered a medical emergency. On Thursday, Houston Federation of Teachers leaders told the council the nurse tried to use an AED, but it wouldn't work.report from HISD showed that 170 machines across the district aren't working"If that life safety equipment is not being checked, is out of service, that's unacceptable, and children's safety always comes first," Houston City Councilmember Abbie Kamin said.
"Honestly, shocked and concerned," Kamin said. "We know a lot that we read from the news, but it's different to hear the firsthand account." "I know that in the grand scheme of things, tall grass isn't the most serious of things, but it's indicative of the lack of operations, the lack of planning, and the lack of staffing, and just incompetence," Houston Federation of Teachers digital organizer Jessi Heiner said.
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