In the statement released by the district on Wednesday, the leaders of the Houston Independent School District, which is the largest school district in the state of Texas and one of the largest in the country, will be replaced by a new board that will be appointed by the state Commissioner of Education.
They released by the district’s current board of education, the Texas Education Agency has plans to replace the superintendent of the school district as well as the board of education trustees “within the next few months.”
The Texas Supreme Court Ruled
The intervention is being carried out in accordance with a state law that grants the state the authority to oust the boards of school districts that contain schools that are not succeeding in meeting certain standards set by the state.
It comes after the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the education commissioner in January, following a legal battle that lasted for years between the district and the commissioner. The takeover is “troubling, but it’s not unexpected,” according to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.
Millard House II, who has been superintendent since 2021, said the move “does not discount the gains we have made district-wide. I am confident our educators and staff will continue to do the necessary work to ensure positive student outcomes at every level.”
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The state teachers’ union expressed its indignation over the decision, saying it was unacceptable. Zeph Capo, president of the Texas American Federation of Teachers, stated at a press conference that the Texas Education Agency “has lost at this point all space to judge or to be a model that any of the rest of us should follow.”
“The state and its officials will now be responsible for more than 180,000 students, and 25,000 school employees,” Capo said. “For their sake, I have no choice at this point but to wish them well and hope that they succeed. But make no mistake, we will watch every move.”
The Week tweeted that Texas is taking over the Houston Independent School District. You can take a look below:
Texas is taking over the Houston Independent School District: https://t.co/DvtLDoj56Q pic.twitter.com/IuhcOLVCpA
— The Week (@TheWeek) March 16, 2023
Such takeovers are not unheard of, but they are not common, according to Domingo Morel, an associate professor of political science and public service at New York University and the author of “Takeover: Race, Education, and American Democracy,” a book that focuses on the issue.
Morel told CNN that there are over 10,000 school districts in the United States, but there have only been about 110 school shootings, including in Newark, New Jersey, Detroit, and Philadelphia.
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