Houston ISD students returning to class despite campuses still under repair from deadly windstorm

HOUSTON – Houston ISD plans to have all students return to class today after several schools had to cancel classes throughout the week due to severe windstorm damage.

According to an email sent out by the district, about 12 campuses are still undergoing repairs so, for the time being, students at those locations will instead go to school at a different campus. However, students will still be taught by teachers and staff from their home campus.

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The district also says principals of closed campuses will notify families directly about plans for when children will return to class. Here’s the overall plan, as dictated in the email:

• Students will still be dropped off and picked up at their home campus. HISD will manage all transportation for those students to be served at an alternate campus this week.

• Students will still be taught and supported by the teachers and staff from their home campus.

• Principals will communicate directly with families at the impacted campuses. HISD Central Office will not send out any additional lists of closed campuses.

If your child’s campus is already open, however, the school will operate as usual.

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According to an email from Houston ISD spokespersons, crews were able to power up and cool additional campuses Wednesday night, so the number of schools still without power may be less.

“Crews were able to power up and cool additional campuses by 6p last night. As a result, only Field ES and Benbrook ES were not able to serve any students today,” an HISD spokesperson said via email Thursday. “Field students are being served at Travis and Love Elementary Schools. Benbrook Students are being served in a designated area at Clifton MS. Sinclair ES is serving students in the primary building. Students typically served in temporary buildings at Sinclair are being served at Oak Forest ES.”

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Throughout the week, KPRC 2 showed you reports from some of the hardest-hit areas including Sinclair Elementary

On Wednesday, our Rilwan Balogun spoke with parents after children returned to class at Reynolds Elementary School, which was originally forced to close because the A/C wasn’t working.

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Earlier that morning, KPRC 2 reporter Re’Chelle Turner was at Herrod Elementary School, where community members, as well as elected officials, voiced their outrage after the school’s principal, 11 teachers, and a staff member received a termination letter without any warning or communication.