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Houston School District Will Provide 3 Free Meals a Day to All Students in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
The Houston Independent School District has found a way to help all the families it serves in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. On Wednesday the district announced that it will waive the required application process for the National School Lunch/School Breakfast Program and provide free meals to all students this school…
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Houston Community Activist Throws Money at School Board: ‘Everything Is Money-Driven Around This Place … You Don’t Care About Those Kids!’
Gerry Monroe, community activist and executive director of United Urban Alumni Association, caused a stir at Thursday night’s Houston Independent School District meeting when he accused the board members of being money-hungry and uninterested in the welfare of HISD schoolchildren. “Won’t you give them people their money?” Monroe said, as if repeating what others have…