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Axios
17-04-2025
- General
- Axios
Virginia flag banned in Texas district over exposed breast
Virginia's bare-breasted state flag, and a lesson about the Commonwealth of Virginia, has been banned for some students in a Texas school district. The big picture: Lamar CISD, a school district around 30 minutes from Houston, last fall removed a section about Virginia from its online learning platform used by 3rd-5th graders, Texas Freedom to Read Project co-director Anne Russey tells Axios. The reason: The bare breast on Virginia's flag, a picture of which was included in the lesson, violated the district's recently adopted ban on any "visual depictions or illustrations of frontal nudity" in elementary school library material. That's according to what the Lamar district confirmed to Russey in a Freedom of Information Act request. The district did not respond to Axios' request for more information. Zoom out: The Texas district, like some in Virginia, uses the educational website PebbleGo Next as one of its online learning platforms for elementary-age students, per the district's website.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Yahoo
Lamar CISD instructor shot, killed in 'incident involving her husband,' officials say
The Brief A Lamar CISD instructional coach was reportedly shot and killed on Sunday at a home in Rosenberg. When asked about the incident, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office sent FOX 26 a letter from the Lamar CISD superintendent. The letter says Iona Pollard was "tragically killed in an incident involving her husband," who also works with the district. An instructional coach with Lamar CISD has died after a shooting inside a Rosenberg home, according to officials. What they're saying The shooting was reported at a home at the intersection of Fort Hill Lane and Rocky Knoll Lane. Neighbors at the scene tell FOX 26 that they heard gunshots from the home at about 12:30 p.m. What we know When asked about the shooting, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office sent FOX 26 a letter from the Lamar CISD superintendent. According to the letter, Iona Pollard, an instructional at George Junior High School, was killed in "an incident involving her husband, David." According to the district's website, David Pollard is a School Safety Coordinator with Lamar CISD. The district says Iona leaves behind two children, who are also a part of the district. "The loss of their mother and the circumstances of this tragedy are incredibly heartbreaking. We extend our deepest condolences to the Pollard children, their families, friends, and all who knew Iona, particularly her colleagues and students at George Junior High," wrote Superintendent Dr. Roosevelt Nivens. What they're saying Alex Preister says he was shocked to see what was happening outside his front door Sunday afternoon. "So around 12:30, I was taking my daughter to burn some energy off, you know, getting ready for the Super Bowl and then police crews were barring down the street, and they went to my neighbor's house, and they approached the house and I saw them apprehend him, and he went peacefully into the vehicle," Preister said. Priester says this tragedy will rattle this tight-knit Rosenberg neighborhood. "They connected with us and the husband, the father we usually talk share stories about work, about life, about our kids, raising families, we often share food like barbecue, you know, just sharing our love for each other," he said. The Source FOX 26's Leslie DelasBour spoke with neighbors near the shooting scene. This article also includes information from a letter written by the Lamar CISD superintendent.
