Parents and students urge Humble ISD board to address bullying, bus reliability and to declare March 'Theater in Our Schools Month'

Public comment at the Humble ISD board meeting included student and parent appeals on several topics, followed by trustees’ acknowledgments and the board’s unanimous adoption of a theater proclamation.

Cadence Seguin, who identified herself as president of Humble High School’s chapter of the National Technical Honor Society and a career‑technical education ambassador, asked the board to continue supporting CTE programs that provide industry certifications and hands‑on learning. “Career and technical education is not a backup plan. It is a smart strategic pathway to success,” she told trustees.

Laquent Jenkins, a parent, described a Feb. 23 incident he characterized as bullying in which his daughter was spat upon and said the episode and ongoing harassment have left her afraid to attend school. He asked the board to evaluate campus responses and provide supports for both students and staff. Principal Courtney Peterson acknowledged such concerns in later presentation responses and described school‑level interventions and counseling supports but did not announce a board‑level remedy during the meeting.

Bailey Cox, a senior and president of her school’s Thespian Society, and theater students requested the board declare March as Theater in Our Schools Month; Trustee Scarfo pulled the proclamation from the consent agenda so the board could recognize the students and read the closing paragraph of the proclamation. The board approved the proclamation as presented.

Other public commenters included Michelle Dickerson, who described AGDK, a scholarship and college‑readiness nonprofit and asked to explore district partnership; Ashley Walls, a parent who reported repeated morning and after‑school bus delays that caused missed activities and requested district review; and Deanie Allen, a reading specialist who criticized the ‘Blue Bonnet’ reading materials as insufficient for struggling readers and urged the district to hire literacy‑certified specialists and to adopt interventions that directly teach language and vocabulary.

Board members publicly thanked students and staff for extracurricular and academic accomplishments and expressed appreciation for community engagement. The board adopted the theater proclamation and moved other consent agenda items forward; trustees said they would refer specific operational concerns (transportation, alleged bullying, curriculum questions) to district staff for follow‑up rather than acting immediately on those public comments.

The board did not vote on or decide investigative outcomes during the meeting; staff follow‑up was requested for student discipline, transportation timetables and curriculum queries.