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February 12, 2021, 7:49 AM)
A student at Bellaire High School raises their hand during a district presentation in this file photo.
Updated Friday, 7:49 a.m. CT: Houston ISD trustees delayed a vote on a resolution to break the district s ties with the Student Congress and form a new advisory committee, amid backlash from students and some board members. The board voted 8-1 to postpone the vote at a meeting Thursday night. Administrators have until August to take back up the issue.
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The Houston school board could vote to end its relationship with the official voice for its 200,000 students, dissolving a six-year relationship that brought student concerns to top administrators, school board members, lawmakers and judges.