Houston Public MediaFeb 19, 2025

About 23% of Houston ISD students were absent on Feb. 3, when "A Day Without Immigrants" was observed across the United States.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/02/19/514244/a-quarter-of-houston-isd-students-were-absent-as-day-without-immigrants-was-held-nationwide/

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Nearly a quarter of Houston ISD students were absent on nationwide ‘Day Without Immigrants’

There were nearly 40,500 students absent on Feb. 3, according to attendance data obtained through an open records request. The district's total student body is nearly 176,000. 

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Houston Public MediaFeb 10, 2025

Dozens of Northside High School students were suspended after participating in a protest against the immigration policies of President Donald Trump.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/02/10/513462/45-houston-isd-students-suspended-for-being-disruptive-during-protest-on-immigration-last-week/

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Dozens of Houston ISD students suspended for being ‘disruptive’ during immigration protest

Around 100 students walked out of class on Friday to protest President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The district said the protest was "overwhelmingly peaceful" but some students “persisted with disruptive activities."

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Houston Public MediaFeb 4, 2025

Houston ISD condemned an advocacy group's call for a student sick-out Wednesday in protest of state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/02/04/512946/houston-isd-condemns-call-for-student-sick-out-in-protest-of-mike-miles/

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Houston ISD condemns call for student sick-out in protest of Mike Miles

Community Voices for Public Education is organizing a protest planned for Wednesday. The group says the idea is to express ongoing discontent with the state's takeover of the school district.

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