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Durham parents, students decry curriculum changes, teacher reassignments and library dismantling at HISD meeting
Summary
Several Durham Elementary parents and students told the Houston ISD Board of Managers they oppose abrupt curriculum switches tied to the district's NES rollout, described last‑minute teacher reassignments and said the campus library was reduced to storage, calling the moves disruptive to student learning and wellbeing.
Dozens of Durham Elementary parents and students told the Houston Independent School District Board of Managers on Sept. 11 that recent, rapid changes tied to the district's NES curriculum rollout have disrupted instruction and harmed student morale.
At the public‑comment portion of the meeting, parents described teachers reassigned overnight, students kept for days with substitutes and Chromebooks, and a library reduced to storage. "Build on our foundation. Don't demolish it," said Abby Stargell, identified in public comment as a Durham parent. "These were not isolated incidents. What we continue to see is a pattern: poorly planned disruption rolled out without the proper support or resources."
Multiple parents said the changes came with little or no advance notice. Lucy Gravy, speaking for Durham families, said two veteran teachers were reassigned…
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