The largest school district in Texas, Houston Independent School District (HISD) announced a change in policy Tuesday to try to reduce the number of fights.
announced a change in policy Tuesday to try to reduce the number of fights.
Andre’ D. Walker, Director of Athletics and UIL Activities, sent a letter to HISD parents Tuesday saying athletes will now be suspended two games if they’re involved in a fight, rather than one game."After looking over our records from past years, violence between District competitors is on the rise," said Walker in the written letter. "This is a matter of concern that District Athletics deems unacceptable.
FOX 26 looked at data provided by the Texas Education Agency relating to fights. Below are the number of fights reported at five of the largest school districts last year in the Houston area.
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