Richardson ISD

Ken Paxton has sent letters to Richardson and Hutto ISDs requesting they turn over their policies related to a state law requiring students participate in sports aligned with their assigned sex at birth. It comes after he demanded documents from Dallas and Irving ISDs.

The Texas Education Agency on Wednesday released a list of more than 100 teachers who are under investigation for potentially obtaining fraudulent teaching certifications. Three Houston ISD employees are accused of running the cheating ring.

The city of Richardson issued a boil water notice Wednesday evening for one part of the city. Richardson ISD has closed five schools because of the issue.

A planning committee shared recommendations this week to close two elementary and two middle schools, citing low enrollment.

Superintendents blame budget cuts and campus closures on no new state education funding since 2019, inflation, unfunded mandates and enrollment declines. They may be forced to exercise additional budget cuts for next year.

Richardson Superintendent Tabitha Branum says the closures are the only option to avoid a $28.5 million deficit. But prior to the vote, more than two dozen frustrated parents and students urged trustees to reject the plan.

The district says a lack of state funding, high inflation and falling enrollment have left it with a looming $28.5 million deficit.

Superintendent Tabitha Branum said RISD has 9,000 empty seats, hasn’t received additional funding from the legislature in years, and, like every Texas district, has had to deal with dramatically rising inflation. “All are reasons we are considering a variety of budget reductions and enhancements, including elementary school consolidations.”

Several departures come after months of contentious fights over teaching about slavery, requiring pandemic precautions and limiting what books kids can access.

Several speakers spoke in favor of Jeannie Stone, the district's superintendent since 2017.

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