Goose Creek CISD School Board Meeting Addresses Student Safety After Stabbing

Student Safety Concerns at Goose Creek CISD

• 📌 A Goose Creek CISD school board meeting is scheduled to address safety concerns following the stabbing death of 16-year-old Andrew Meismer.
• 💔 Andrew Meismer was fatally stabbed at Baytown's Ross Sterling High School by a fellow student, Aundre Matthews.

Attendance Waiver Request

• 📉 The district will consider a low attendance waiver for December 19th, the day after Meismer's death, when many students protested for safety changes.
• 💰 Such waivers are submitted to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to prevent funding impacts due to reduced attendance caused by safety concerns or weather.
• 🏫 Sterling High School reopened on December 18th, the day after the stabbing, with the superintendent suggesting a grief crisis response team to help students cope.

Demands for Accountability

• ✊ Students and parents from Sterling High are expected to attend the board meeting to demand accountability and safety reforms.
• 🔍 The meeting will also delve into the specifics and implications of the low attendance waiver request for the district.