The district is consolidating special education services for the 2026-27 school year, which has prompted a federal civil rights investigation.
A small group of parents gathered Wednesday night looking for advice on how to combat the controversial changes to special education Houston ISD is implementing for the upcoming school year.
Texas’ largest school district is consolidating special education services to select campuses beginning in 2026-27, which prompted an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. The move would require some students to be transferred from their neighborhood school to another school in the district that would be tapped as a hub to provide a variety of special education services.
In early May, the district sent letters home with parents informing them of the changes and if their child’s program was affected…