Pasadena ISD Return Date Uncertain As District Assesses Damage

PASADENA, TX — The Pasadena Independent School District is assessing damages to its 67 campus and has not officially determined when school will resume.

Pasadena ISD officials said on its website that all campuses are being thoroughly evaluated and inspected for damages caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Officials said that Thompson Intermediate was among the hardest hit, sustaining a tremendous amount of flood damage and will take longer to repair than other campuses.

At this moment, a plan is being drafted to house both Thompson Intermediate and Beverly Hills Intermediate at the Beverly Hills Campus, district officials said in a press release.

Pasadena ISD was among the hardest hit school districts in the greater Houston area, and is among the school districts that could start later than Sept. 8.

Mike Morath, commissioner for the Texas Education Agency, said school districts that start after Sept. 8 will need to apply for a waiver.

“The health, safety and welfare of the students, teachers, and staff of these affected school districts and charter schools is my priority,” Morath said in his memorandum. “While these additional days may not resolve all issues, it is my hope that this additional time will allow school districts and charter schools to address and remediate the damage and reopen by Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.”

Many of the larger school districts are still assessing their campuses and will be starting or resuming classes after Labor Day, while a few others will start later.
School districts starting before Sept 11 include:

• Friendswood ISD — Sept. 6
• Tomball ISD — Sept 5
• Pearland ISD — Sept 5
• Klein ISD — Sept. 6
• Conroe ISD — Sept 5
• Galveston ISD — Sept 5
• Alvin ISD — Sept. 6
• Cy Fair ISD — Sept 6
• Aldine ISD — Sept 7
• Montgomery ISD — Sept 5
• New Caney ISD — Sept 6
• Willis ISD — Sept 5
• Santa Fe ISD — Sept. 6
• Stafford MSD — Sept 7

School Districts returning on Sept. 11, 2017 include:

• Houston ISD
• Clear Creek ISD
• Spring ISD
• Dickinson ISD
• Fort Bend ISD
• Lamar CISD

As a result of this waiver, school systems in disaster counties that have missed school days as referenced above due to the hurricane will not have to make up those days on the school calendar, Morath said.

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