Resources
Letter to the Texas Education Agency re: Urging TEA to Issue Guidance to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness
August 20, 2020
Letter concerning the needs of homeless students during the COVID-19 pandemic as school commences. Sent by Texas Appleseed, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), and Disability Rights Texas.
Letter to Dallas ISD re: Proposed K-12 Suspension Ban
July 28, 2020
A letter from Texas Organizing Project, Texas Appleseed, and the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees in support of its proposed suspension ban. We applaud the DISD Board of Trustees for opening the discussion of a K-12 suspension ban, and our letter also offered our recommendations for policies and practices.
Letter: Call to Divest from HISD’s School Policing
June 8, 2020
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