Katy ISD Announces Layoffs, Students, Teachers Respond

Not long after the layoffs, students protested against many of their teachers being let go by the Katy administration.  It appears that the sting of losing so many teachers is being felt all over Texas.  The legislature and administration buildings around the state are expecting that Texans will forget the damage that's been done to their schools and their education system.  Not likely.

Katy ISD teacher: District made layoffs 'a spectacle'

KATY, Texas – Hundreds of Katy ISD students who walked out of class to protest teacher layoffs will not be disciplined for their actions, district officials said.
The walkouts started at Morton Ranch High School Thursday morning.
The students flooded the street outside their school, holding signs, screaming and delivering a message they felt needed to be heard: "Save our teachers."
And it didn’t stop there. The protests soon spread to other Katy ISD schools, like Cinco Ranch High School, Seven Lakes High School and even Cinco Ranch Junior High.
The walkouts were staged in response to major layoffs in the district.
Students said their teachers were pulled out of class and told they no longer had jobs – something they said was hard to watch.

Katy ISD Announces Layoffs, As Many As 500 Teachers Expected To Receive Pink Slips This Week

Fort Bend ISD will not be the only area school district giving pink slips to teachers; the superintendent of Katy ISD has announced his district will also be cutting teaching positions in order to balance the budget.
As many as 500 Katy ISD teachers and 50 central office and non-campus personnel are expected to receive layoff notices this week as the district attempts to cope with an expected loss of anywhere between $19 and $62 million in state funding...

Student protests over teacher layoffs in Katy ISD may not be over, despite the student protest at Cinco Ranch High School dwindling around noon.