The Board of Managers approved the second reading to establish a new board policy on released time for student attendance as part of a bloc vote on the consent agenda.

What it means for you

Completing the second reading formally establishes a new policy governing when students may be released from school during instructional time, affecting HISD students and families.

Outcome

Adopted as part of the board's consent agenda, not by individual vote: "On motion by board member Rosales, with a second by board member Garza Lindner, the board voted to approve the remainder of the items on the agenda by consensus."