Proponents say the changes would better serve special education students with widely varying needs — and help schools pay for it.

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Fort Bend Independent School District announced Tuesday that all 51 elementary schools will have armed security officers on campus when students return from winter break, but what do parents think about the new measure?

Fort Bend Independent School District announced Tuesday that all 51 elementary schools will now have designated armed security officers on campus when students return from winter break.

Community members and parents have been asking questions regarding the abrupt departure of the former superintendent of Fort Bend Independent School District.

The Fort Bend Independent School District is set to announce a new superintendent following the abrupt retirement of Dr. Christie Whitbeck.

While the district did not release the name of the teacher arrested, they said he was taken into custody Wednesday on a warrant out of Georgia for trafficking persons for sexual servitude.

During her last board meeting as the Fort Bend Independent School District Superintendent, Christie WhiteBeck answered some questions regarding her sudden retirement.

Parents and guardians who have children that attend school in Fort Bend County may soon see daily changes after the superintendent shared that she would soon be stepping into retirement in an unexpected announcement on Friday.

A Houston area mother is suing the Fort Bend Independent School District; claiming educators failed to protect her daughter from another student. The lawsuit reads this woman’s daughter was sexually assaulted twice by the same classmate, even though safeguards were in place to ensure neither student was unsupervised.

A Houston area mother is suing the Fort Bend Independent School District, claiming educators failed to protect her daughter from another student.

A Houston area mother is suing the Fort Bend Independent School District, claiming educators failed to protect her daughter from another student.

In Fort Bend County, one item on the ballot will be Fort Bend ISD’s Proposition A/VATRE.

Whitbeck admits the offer is no longer being offered but remained upbeat about it.

A new Fort Bend Independent School District elementary school will be built on a former prison farm.

Kimberly Pittard looked on as her kids played at the Waterside Estates playground across the street from Oakland Elementary School near Pecan Grove.

The Fort Bend Independent School District is one of the highest achieving districts, but school officials say the starting pay for teachers is the lowest in the area.

Officials from a Fort Bend Independent School District campus said two students were arrested after being found in possession of a firearm on Wednesday.

The Fort Bend Independent School District Board of Trustees decided on Monday to call for a November tax rate election to increase pay for teachers and other staff.

As students in Fort Bend ISD return to the classrooms, three brand new schools within the Fort Bend Independent School District welcomed students for the first time Wednesday morning.

Fort Bend ISD said it is changing ticket prices for athletic games for the 2023-2024 school year.

Tiffany Collins, head coach of the girls basketball team at Willowridge High School, and her “Lady Eagles” squad were honored for a hard-fought season which earned them the nickname of Fort Bend ISD’s “Cinderella Story.”

Voters approved the $1.26 billion Fort Bend Independent School District bond on Saturday.

An election will be held in Fort Bend County Saturday for a $1.26 billion bond decision.

Buses in the Fort Bend Independent School District have looked the same for decades, but that potentially may be changing.

An investigation is underway after shots were fired inside a pawn shop in Missouri City.

A shooting outside a Fort Bend Independent School District middle school during a soccer game has parents and students sounding off Friday night.

An elementary school teacher at Fort Bend Independent School District was arrested on campus Thursday after being accused of sexually assaulting a child in Brazoria County, according to the district.

Charges have been filed against an adult after a handgun was found inside a student’s backpack Tuesday at a Fort Bend Independent School District elementary school, according to the district.

Hightower High School was placed on “hold” after officials with the Fort Bend Independent School District said multiple physical altercations happened on campus Friday afternoon.

Fort Bend Independent School District officials say a student has tested positive for monkeypox.

Fort Bend Independent School District’s Mercer Stadium now has a fresh, new look. Renovations cost nearly $11 million and were paid for with funds from the 2018 Bond, according to the district.

Fort Bend Independent School District holds high school commencement ceremonies in busy downtown Houston close to the National Rifle Association convention and protests.

WHETHER YOU REALIZE IT OR NOT, IF YOU GREW UP IN FORT BEND, YOU CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF A CITY DREAM SET IN MOTION OVER 60 YEARS AGO. THE SUGAR LAND LIONS CLUB HAD A GOAL OF ENDING THE PREVENTABLE DEATH OF DROWNING BY TEACHING ALL THE CHILDREN OF SUGAR LAND HOW TO SWIM. TO DO THIS, THEY NEEDED A POOL.

The eighth $2,500 scholarship winner of the year is Emilee McCoy who will be graduating this spring from Kempner High School in Fort Bend Independent School District.

Congratulations to Aaliyah Tezeno, KPRC 2 and American Furniture Warehouse's first senior scholarship winner of 2022!

The Fort Bend Independent School District said a shortage of certain foods and products is creating challenges for its food service.

Fort Bend ISD began offering limited remote instruction for students in grades Pre-K through 6th grade due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

Fort Bend Independent School District announced Saturday that its mask mandate for students and staff has been lifted.

Fort Bend Independent School District announced Tuesday that Oakland Elementary School will join Pecan Grove Elementary School in temporarily switching from face-to-face to virtual learning. Drabek Elementary will also do so, but only for its Pre-K students.

School law enforcement found a gun at Hightower High School in Fort Bend County on Monday.

A 29-year-old Sugar Land man has admitted to torturing cats and then killing them, according to court documents.

The Fort Bend Independent School District’s Board of Trustees announced the next steps in their nationwide search for a new superintendent during a board meeting Monday.

Students in the Fort Bend Independent School District will be able to return to the playground during recess after changes were announced Friday to the district’s pandemic policies.

SUGAR LAND, Texas – February marks three years since the first human remains were discovered at the construction site of a new Fort Bend Independent School District school. Over the course of several months, 95 unmarked graves were found and the people buried there would become known as the Sugar Land 95. The laws changed and now we’re able to maintain it.”AdOverall, Dupre praised the handling of the discovery. He said the district is erasing history by not using names of any of the men involved in establishing convict leasing in Sugar Land. ‘Nothing ... done in good faith’Three years later, some have said that the district is still ignoring the wishes of community stakeholders.

HOUSTON – Fort Bend Independent School District announced that it is changing from in-person to online learning at 12 campuses on Monday due to COVID-19 staffing issues. The data shows a significant impact on the district’s ability to properly staff the campuses, causing a disruption that would prevent FBISD from continuing face-to-face instruction at this time. The district said it has upgraded its previously listed campuses from Level 2 (yellow) to level 3 (red), according to FBISD COVID Response Plan. Fort Bend ISD said it intends to return to face-to-face instruction when it can and promised a status update at the end of next week. It is also important that you monitor for symptoms, stay home and see a physician if you exhibit symptoms of COVID-19.

HOUSTON – Fort Bend Independent School District Superintendent of Schools Charles Dupre will announce his intention to resign by December of 2021, he confirmed to KPRC 2 on Monday. “Over the last few years (my wife and I) talked more and more about other opportunities," Dr. Dupre said in an interview. In 2018, Fort Bend ISD was awarded the 2018 H-E-B Excellence in Education Award as the best school district in the large district category, and Dupre was named the Region 4 Superintendent of the Year and finalist for Texas Superintendent of the Year in 2019. During Monday night’s board meeting, Fort Bend ISD said staff will recognize three retiring trustees and newly-elected trustees will be sworn in to begin a three-year term. “The district has come a long way since Dr. Dupre returned to us eight years ago,” said Jason Burdine, FBISD’s outgoing board president.

SUGAR LAND, Texas – A construction worker is dead after police said he fell off a roof while working at a middle school in the Fort Bend Independent School District. The incident happened around 4 a.m. Wednesday at the First Colony Middle School in Sugar Land, according to authorities. According to a statement sent out by the school, the worker was on the roof of the building when he fell approximately 30 feet and suffered severe injuries. Parents and other members of the First Colony Middle School community were notified of the incident, according to a district spokesperson. Emergency responders were called to First Colony Middle School just before 5 a.m. this morning to assist a construction worker who fell from the building, but sadly, the worker did not survive.

SUGAR LAND, Texas – There’s been a shake-up within the Fort Bend Independent School District school board. Fort Bend County voters have chosen three new faces to represent them and their children on the school board. We’ve never ever had that many people vote in a school board election.”Hamin said she’s excited to get on the board and start advocating for children. Incumbent Kristin Tassin fell short of necessary votes to keep her trustee position 4 seat. Colony Bend Elementary School parent Rachel Hancock said it takes a special person to want to run for a board of trustee position.

HOUSTON – Fort Bend Independent School District issued a warning to parents Thursday about a fake website that looks like the school’s page. The district said it received reports of a fraudulent website that looks like the Fort Bend ISD website and is attempting to get password information from users. The official webpage to change your password information is my.fortbendisd.com. “We want to remind staff, parents and students to remain vigilant and pay close attention when typing a web address, clicking a link or visiting a website,” the district said in a news release. “In this case, the fake website has a similar web address; however, the fake web address is missing a period in the URL.”If you accidentally visited or have provided login credentials to the fraudulent website, Fort Bend ISD is encouraging people to change your account password immediately at the official FBISD website my.fortbendisd.com or contact the Customer Support Center at 281-634-1300 for assistance.

SUGAR LAND, Texas – The deadline has been extended for Fort Bend Independent School District parents deciding if they want their children to continue virtual learning or head back to the classroom. Ft. Bend ISD Superintendent Charles Dupre said board members wanted to give more parents time to decide. Online learning vs. face-to-face instructionNinety percent of the students enrolled in Ft. Bend ISD has selected which learning model they intend to follow. Teachers, staff & students return to classroomsFt. Bend ISD administrators are still configuring the number of students set to return to each campus. What’s next in Ft. Bend ISDBoard members are set to meet Monday night.

HOUSTON – Fort Bend Independent School District has opened up 13 new learning centers across the district to help elementary school students with unique needs. The learning centers are available to the children of district staff, first responders, essential workers and active U.S. military. “Staff is there and there enforcing the masks and social distancing in a very positive way,” said 5th-grade teacher Michael Blasdell. “They are just there to monitor and help, my kindergarten daughter is not reading yet so she needs a little more help logging on to things.”FBISD said about 1,600 students are currently enrolled at the learning centers. The district plans to open more centers next week for middle school and high school students.

SUGAR LAND, Texas – Learning centers in Fort Bend Independent School District are designed to help students with unique needs by providing a safe place for them to do their online learning with adult supervision. Dr. Charles Dupre, Ft. Bend ISD’s superintendent, said the plan to roll out and open these learning centers is not going as smoothly as he had hoped. The demand for a seat is so overwhelming due to the district having trouble getting the learning centers staffed. More than 15,000 parents in the district requested seats but only 1,100 are available right now because of staffing issues. It means 4,000 to 5,000 students who are eligible and fit into the priority category are now on a waiting list.

SUGAR LAND, Texas – Virtual online learning in Fort Bend Independent School District begins Aug. 17. Fort Bend ISD is addressing parents concerns with learning centers. What are learning centers? Designated schools within Fort Bend will serve as learning centers. Who are learning centers for?

HOUSTON – The Fort Bend Independent School District will begin the 2020-21 school year entirely online, the Board of Trustees decided Monday night. “Fort Bend ISD will begin the 2020-21 School Year 100% online in order to give students, parents and staff an opportunity to adjust to online learning and safety procedures,” officials tweeted. Here’s what you need to know:No in-person extracurriculars will be held during the start of the school year when students are learning entirely online. Engagement in online learning will be required on a daily basis. All staff, students and visitors will undergo a non-contact temperature check prior to entering FBISD schools and facilities.

HOUSTON – A Fort Bend Independent School District police officer is accused of shooting his wife during a domestic dispute at a home in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. The shooting was reported at 3:49 p.m. at a home in the 14200 block of Prosperity Ridge Drive. Police said the accused officer shot his wife in the chest. The couple has three children and one child was inside the home during the shooting, officials said. “As normal protocol, the District’s Human Resources Department and the Fort Bend ISD Police Department will conduct internal investigations and take all appropriate actions when the investigation is completed.

HOUSTON – Parents are faced with big decisions in the next several weeks when it comes to whether or not to send their children back to school in the fall. There’s a clear divide in what parents think, with some advocating for school to resume as normal and others who say they won’t send their kids back. “I’ve got one kid in each elementary, middle school and high school,” said Almas Afazeal whose kids are part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. The Houston Independent School District is expected to release its plan for the 2020-21 school year in early July. Who’s going to clean the lunchroom in between lunches?

HOUSTON Fort Bend Independent School District parents now have an idea what the upcoming school year will look like hybrid learning. The 2020-2021 school year in Fort Bend County will begin on Aug. 12 with and without students returning to class. Students can either attend school full-time, learn online full-time or attend school some days and do online learning the remainder of their week. Im one of the parents who I believe my child should stay at home and do online learning. Not the hybrid, just the online learning due to all that we do not know about COVID-19, Jzaugn Pitts said.

Fort Bend Independent School District student Derek Jiang, a rising senior at Stephen F. Austin High School, was named the grand prize winner of the 2019-2020 We the Students Essay Contest, sponsored by the Bill of Rights Institute. This go-around, the essay contest prompted its participants to submit essays explaining what civil discourse means to them. Essays were judged on the following criteria: adherence to the submission guidelines, originality, organization, writing style and depth of analysis. In his essay, Jiang used the friendship between Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the late Justice Antonin Scalia as an example of civil discourse. When asked on 60 Minutes how he and Ginsburg got along so well, Justice Antonin Scalia replied, I attack ideas.

FRESNO, Texas – The Fort Bend Independent School District confirms that there has been a bus crash on Tuesday afternoon with kids on board. The bus was taking students home from Lake Olympia Middle School when it was rear-ended by another vehicle on Highway 6 near Teal Bend Blvd, according to FBISD. Two out of the 26 students on the bus were transported to a hospital after complaining of back and neck pain. The bus was not badly damaged. After the two students were transported, the bus continued its route and dropped off the remaining students.

SUGAR LAND, Texas – A public memorial is scheduled for this spring for the so-called “Sugar Land 95” who were recently reburied in the Houston area. The “Sugar Land 95” as they have become called, are believed to be African American slaves who were forced to work as part of the Texas Convict Lease System in the late 1800s. Their remains were unearthed in February 2018 during the construction of a Fort Bend Independent School District high school. The symposium addressed the continuing research that is underway, including genealogical and genetic research that could take three to four years to complete. Fort Bend ISD also pointed to this website for more information.

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – Several students were injured when the school bus they were in rear-ended another vehicle. Fort Bend Independent School District officials said the wreck happened on F.M. The students on the bus attend Elkins High School, officials said. The other 29 students on the bus were assessed at the scene and released. School district officials said none of the injuries was serious.