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Librarians seek pay-equity under new state rules; parents press board on device policy and 1-to-1 plans
Summary
Several Humble ISD librarians urged the board to pursue state reimbursement after legislative changes they say created pay inequities; parents and community members asked the board for a timeline or plan to address a new state ban on personal devices in schools and to move toward 1-to-1 student devices.
Multiple speakers at public comment urged the Humble ISD Board of Trustees to address two issues they said will affect instruction: pay classification for librarians under recent state law changes and technology access after a state ban on certain personal devices.
George May, an attorney and district resident, told trustees he had reviewed “house bill 2” and the state education code and said the statutory text supports librarians who teach four or more hours per day qualifying as classroom teachers and therefore eligible for state reimbursement under the law. “We need to get that money from the state, and we need to get that to our educators,” May said.
Several librarians explained how their schedules and duties…
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