Klein ISD Plans Sept. 6 Start, While Spring Holds Until Sept 11

SPRING, TX — Officials with the Klein Independent School District will be returing on Sept. 5 in order to prepare for our students, who will return on Sept. 6

All students, with the exception of Lemm Elementary students, who will return to school at Klein Cain High School on Sept. 7.

Lemm Elementary sustained substantial damage during the onslaught brought by Hurricane Harvey, and will be assessed further before it is reopened.

Spring ISD, which sustained damage at several campuses, will opened on Sept. 11.

Meanwhile, Mike Morath, commissioner for the Texas Education Agency, said school that start after Sept. 11 or later 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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