Following events like the Deer Park chemical fire last week, I often field questions from the community about the procedures we have in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD to decide potential actions to take as a district.
CFISD
works closely with organizations such as the Harris County Office of Emergency
Management and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as well as fellow
superintendents from every school district in the county to make important
decisions on opening or closing schools and procedures we may implement during
the school day. In the case of ongoing
events such as the fire, Hurricane Harvey flooding and the ice days we had in
2018, I joined at least one conference call a day with various Harris County
organizations and other school districts to hear the latest on the key factors
impacting our schools – be it weather, water levels, road conditions or air
quality.
We
take this obligation very seriously in CFISD. We want to keep our students, staff
and parents sufficiently informed and our schools safe and secure. I am
grateful for the preparation and collaboration of our county agencies and
school districts during major events to try to make the best decision for
hundreds of thousands of students and families across the county.
~ Mark Henry, Ed.D.
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