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Parents and students press Katy ISD board for transparency after alleged Taylor High assault
Summary
At the April 22 Board of Trustees meeting, multiple parents and students urged Katy ISD to clarify its self‑defense and bullying policies, reopen an investigation and release evidence they say was withheld; trustees cautioned speakers not to discuss identifiable students and offered to refer concerns to administrative channels.
At the April 22 meeting of the Board of Trustees of Acadia Independent School District, a string of public commenters demanded policy changes and transparency after what they described as an assault at Taylor High School.
Parent Amanda Valdivia told the board Katy ISD should make its self‑defense and harassment procedures clear during enrollment and asked the district to notify families explicitly; she said a local poll she conducted showed about "85%" of parents support students defending themselves and volunteered to serve as a third‑party mediator. "Katy ISD needs to make their policy on self defense and their procedures…
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