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Teachers and students press Katy ISD on health coverage and German-program cuts during public comment

Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees · April 20, 2026
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Several speakers urged Katy ISD to improve employee health benefits and reconsider cuts to the German language program; a teacher described facing potential financial ruin over dependent care costs while a student and parents presented enrollment figures and outside academic groups'requests to restore German classes.

During the April 20 Katy ISD board meeting, multiple members of the public used the open-forum period to press the district on employee health insurance and recent curriculum decisions.

"Imagine being a teacher in Katy ISD and facing the very real threat of financial ruin because of your medical coverage," said Marina McAdam, an ESL ISS at West Memorial Elementary, who described paying thousands upfront for care for two children with chronic conditions and urged the district to expand…

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