Alief ISD votes to join lawsuit against TEA accountability rating system

The Alief Independent School District Board has voted in favor of participating in the lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency during their meeting on Tuesday night.

According to a release, this will make the district the second district in the Houston area and the first urban district in the Houston area to join the lawsuit. The other district being Spring Branch ISD. School officials said the lawsuit was initiated and filed by Kingsville ISD, which is located near Corpus Christi. "We continue to be committed to meeting the needs of our students, faculty, and staff here in Alief," Alief ISD Superintendent of Schools Dr.

FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV! The lawsuit is requesting that the TEA halt the publication of this year's accountability ratings to allow the school district to adapt to the revised sliding scale. This request would also coincide with the introduction of a revamped STAAR Test. The Alief Board of Trustees made their point clear.

"Students and staff are expected to follow a defined set of rules and responsibilities," the Alief ISD Board of Trustees said. "The same should be said for TEA. No one is above the law."

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