HISD, HOUSTON and Lantrip Elementary School

Parents protest principal's removal at HISD's Lantrip Elementary School | CW39 HOUSTON
As students get dropped off on one Houston Independent School District campus Wednesday morning, they'll be greeted by people chanting slogans and carrying signs. Some parents at Lantrip Elementary School on Houston's East End are protesting this morning to demand answers for the removal of the school's principal Valiza Castro.
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A principal was pushed out and parents were fed up. Families at HISD’s Lantrip Elementary are planning a protest Wednesday morning, over the district’s decision to suspect the principal. That principal's attorney questions why anyone would risk their career at Houston Independent School District.
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Lantrip Elementary School parents protested Wednesday morning for transparency following Houston ISD's abrupt decision to place Principal Valiza Castro on administrative leave. More than 50 adults with students protested at the East End campus with signs reading "Transparency 4 Parents" and "Our children are worth good,
Protest organizer on principal's removal at HISD's Lantrip Elementary School | CW39 HOUSTON
As students get dropped off on one Houston Independent School District campus Wednesday morning, they'll be greeted by people chanting slogans and carrying signs. HISD sent a message to parents on Monday saying Castro was being put on administrative leave effective that day.
HISD parents protest 'lack of transparency' after Lantrip Elementary School principal put on leave
There was a lot of anger outside Lantrip Elementary School on Wednesday morning as parents protested the sudden removal of its principal. Not only do they want her back, but they also want Houston Independent School District's reasoning for the decision and its plan for the future.
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