Houston Public MediaMay 5, 2025

Voters on Saturday ousted Katy ISD's politically conservative board president in the aftermath of controversial gender policies he supported.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/05/05/520594/katy-isd-voters-oust-conservative-board-president-as-newly-elected-trustee-aims-to-eliminate-politicization/

#Education #EducationNews #Elections #Local #News #KatyIsd #KatyISDBookBans #KatyISDGenderPolicy #SchoolBoardElections #SchoolDistricts #SchoolElections

Katy ISD voters oust conservative board president as newly elected trustee aims to eliminate politicization

James Cross, who beat incumbent board president Victor Perez in Saturday's election, spent more than 20 years in the school district serving in various positions.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaAug 27, 2024

A Katy ISD student pointed out at Monday's board meeting that a copy of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" can be checked out of the Tompkins HS library. The trustees later voted to restrict books about gender fluidity in its campus libraries.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/08/27/497891/katy-isd-board-votes-to-ban-books-about-gender-identity-from-many-school-libraries/

#BooksLibraries #Education #EducationNews #Literature #Local #News #GenderIdentity #KatyIsd #KatyISDAntiLgbtqPolicies #KatyIsdBoardOfTrustees #KatyISDBookBans #KatyPride

Katy ISD board votes to ban books about gender identity from many school libraries

Trustees Dawn Champagne and Rebecca Fox abstained from voting about the controversial policy, which otherwise garnered unanimous support from the board.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaAug 26, 2024

A year after passing a controversial gender identity policy that prompted an ongoing civil rights investigation by the federal government, Katy ISD trustees are considering another gender-related measure pertaining to library materials.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/08/26/497770/katy-isd-considers-banning-books-about-gender-fluidity-from-some-school-libraries/

#BooksLibraries #Education #EducationNews #LGBTQ #Local #News #Schools #GenderIdentity #GenderIssues #KatyIsd #KatyISDBookBans #KatyPride #TransgenderIssues

Katy ISD considers banning books about ‘gender fluidity’ from some school libraries

Trustees for the Houston-area school district narrowly voted last August to implement a policy that prohibits employees from discussing gender-related issues with students and requires them to notify students' parents if they identify as transgender. That policy is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Houston Public Media