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Parents and community members press CFISD on PBIS, attendance rules, digital tools and other concerns during public comment
Summary
During the Sept. 8 Cypress‑Fairbanks ISD board meeting, public commenters criticized PBIS and its cost, urged revision of absence rules that affect exam exemptions, asked the board to pause a move to a cloud‑based Adobe environment for media classes, and presented a county sidewalks initiative.
Multiple speakers used the public‑comment portions of the Sept. 8 Cypress‑Fairbanks ISD board meeting to raise concerns about district programs and policies and to urge specific actions.
PBIS criticism and cost concerns: During agenda‑related public comments, speaker Julie Riggs (registered on the agenda) challenged Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), calling it ineffective and expensive. She told the board that PBIS costs "$50 to $90 per student" and, using the district enrollment as a multiplier, asserted a conservative total of about $5,900,000. The speaker urged trustees to "follow the money" and asked for greater scrutiny of program contracts. Those cost figures were presented as a public comment claim and were not verified by…
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