COPPELL — Monday, another North Texas school district could decide whether or not to close schools to save money. However, some parents and students in Coppell ISD are speaking out and planning multiple protests for Monday ahead of an important school board meeting.
Hand-painted signs blanket the floor at Julie Waters’ Coppell’s home.
“The state gives the school district $43 a day for the children’s attendance, so that’s why our children are wearing these shirts because that’s what they’ve been reduced to, a dollar amount, and it’s so much more than that,” said Julie Waters, a Coppell ISD parent.
Other parents and students from Coppell ISD spent Sunday afternoon gearing up for two scheduled protests or “sit outs” Monday outside of Pinkerton Elementary School and the CISD Admin building, at 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. respectively, ahead of Coppell ISD’s school board meeting.
The board could vote on whether to close one elementary school and move several other academic programs to different campuses. Waters has three children who attend Pinkerton Elementary School—the school whose doors could be closed.