36 Houston ISD schools closing Tuesday while all others will be open
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Heights High School and 35 other Houston ISD campuses are closing Tuesday as the district continues recovering from last Thursday's destructive storm.
HISD posted about the closures Monday evening, hours after classes were halted at 54 campuses.
However, that didn't include Reynolds Elementary School and Heights High, where classes began but later dismissed earlier after air conditioning issues on campus.
HISD campuses not named on the list will be open, the district said.
The campuses announced to close are:
- Barrick Elementary School
- Benbrook Elementary School
- Berry Elementary School
- Black Middle School
- Browning Elementary School
- Burrus Elementary School
- Cage Elementary School
- Chrysalis Middle School
- Clifton Middle School
- Elementary Discipline Alternative Education Program (DAEP EL)
- Dogan Elementary School
- Field Elementary School
- Forest Brook Middle School
- Furr Middle School
- Garden Oaks Montessori
- Harper DAEP
- Roland P. Harris Elementary School
- Harvard Elementary School
- Heights High School
- Hilliard Elementary School
- Hogg Middle School
- Houston Math, Science and Technology Center High School
- Janowski Elementary School
- North Houston Early College High School
- Northline Elementary School
- Oak Forest Elementary School
- Robinson Elementary School
- Roosevelt Elementary School
- Scarborough High School
- Secondary DAEP
- Sinclair Elementary School
- Smith Elementary School
- Sugar Grove Middle School
- Mark White Elementary School
- Whittier Elementary School
- Waltrip High School
HISD will distribute light meals to students of the above campuses between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the YDC Sunrise Center at 6050 Bretshire Drive.
Campuses will also provide learning packets for students to complete at home if they are able.
The district also will relax the dress code for the next few days for open campuses to help families manage the storm's impacts.
On Sunday afternoon, HISD assured select campuses would have power, a fully functional cooling system, and ready-to-serve food service.
That turned out not to be the case, however, for all campuses.
In a message sent to parents of Heights High School students late on Monday morning, Principal Wendy Hampton said classes would be canceled for the remainder of the day, Monday, due to ongoing problems with the air conditioning.
The students were dismissed immediately and were provided with a lunch to take home if they wanted. Hampton said the school will send additional updates later regarding school operations on Tuesday, May 21.
Students at Lamar High School were sent home early following a gas leak, the Houston Fire Department confirmed. Principal Rita Graves called out to parents, notifying them of the situation and told them to look for updates on a plan for Tuesday.
Parents of students at Reynolds Elementary School were notified by the principal that due to air conditioning issues, classes were canceled for the remainder of the day. The district provided transportation for students who needed it.
Scarborough High School is among the campuses that are still in the dark.
ABC13 was at the school on Monday, where crews were seen working to restore the power. We asked the district if generators were being installed but could not get an answer.
Damage was also spotted near Sinclair Elementary School in the Lazybrook-Timbergrove area.
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HISD said Sinclair is one of four campuses with significant damage - Pugh, Robinson, and Paige elementary schools are the others.
Superintendent Mike Miles said schools without power are the biggest issue.
"The goal is to try and get every school ready by Monday, if the power comes on, so kids can go to school. It will be their choice. If the power is out at their house, hopefully, they will be in a position to come to school where there is power," Miles said.
Miles says that depending on the situation, they may bus students from schools without power to schools with power.
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