“Discipline Centers” To Replace Houston School Libraries

The Guardian reports:

The largest school district in Texas announced its libraries will be eliminated and replaced with discipline centers in the new school year.

Houston independent school district announced earlier this summer that librarian and media-specialist positions in 28 schools will be eliminated as part of superintendent Mike Miles’s “new education system” initiative.

Teachers at these schools will soon have the option to send misbehaving students to these discipline centers, or “team centers’” – designated areas where they will continue to learn remotely.

Read the full article. Miles [photo above] was appointed in June by the Texas Education Agency.

This sends all the wrong messages- poor kids need libraries not detention centers. It’s noxious. @HFT2415 @TexasAFT https://t.co/B6lowTsXVY

— Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓 (@rweingarten) July 30, 2023

Houston Sues TX Over Law Gutting Local Ordinances
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— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) July 3, 2023

Houston, Texas’ school district is now eliminating librarians and replacing school libraries with “discipline centers” after Texas Republicans forcibly took over the district using state power.

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— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) July 27, 2023