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HISD delays school until Sept. 11 From Staff Reports HISD delays school start until September 11 Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc on the entire Houston region, and Houston Independent School District has made a decision to delay the start of school. Per a tweet from the official HISD Twitter account, the first day of school for HISD students will be Monday, Sept. 11, weather & facility conditions permitting as the result of widespread displacement from the historic weather system that battered the Houston region from Friday until about Tuesday night.+ Administrative staff and principals will report to work Sept. 5, while teachers and all other staff will report on Sept. 8 in preparation for students’ returns. Due to widespread evacu-

ation, HISD will also be relaxing its school uniform until January 2018. Free student meals to be provided as result of Harvey The Houston Independent School District has received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Agriculture to waive the required application process for the National School Lunch/Breakfast Program. This decision means all HISD students will eat all school meals for free during the 2017-2018 school year. The decision comes in the wake of the devastation created by Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath. Despite the federal waiver, HISD is still asking parents and guardians to complete

and return the application. The National School Lunch/School Breakfast Program applications and surveys are available at https://mealapps. houstonisd.org. They can also be accessed by visiting the HISD Nutrition Services website and clicking on the “One Form Means So Much” button on the right side of the page. The information received in the forms helps the district to secure funding and track student data. “The flooding that is affecting the city of Houston has been devastating to so many. Some of the areas that are the hardest hit are filled with working parents whose limited funds will need to go toward recovery efforts,” said Houston ISD Superintendent Richard Carranza. “This waiver will give our families one less concern as they begin the process of restoring their lives. It will also provide a sense of normalcy by

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allowing students to have access to up to three nutritious meals each and every school day.” Earlier this year, HISD certified 191 schools to participate in the Community Eligibility Program — giving nearly 123,955 students access to free lunch and breakfast. Just last week, the Texas Department of Agriculture approved the district’s application to offer free supper to all of the district’s students. This latest announcement supports the district’s goals of reducing food insecurity and providing food to as many students as possible. “It will take months, possibly years for the city to recover. We expect families to be displaced, students to attend new schools, and many of them possibly using alternative ways to travel See HISD P. 5B

Close call for some, others are flooded By Betsy Denson For The Leader What is certain is that no one in Houston has ever seen anything like Hurricane Harvey. With a year’s work worth of rainfall in a handful of days, officials expected heavy flooding but it was a waiting game for homeowners to see if their homes would stay dry. Lauren Benesh, who lives in Ella Lee Forest said that FEMA records show that their home had flooded several times since it was built in 1961, yet it didn’t this time. “We back up to a business on Pinemont and weren’t sure whether the improvements along that street over the last several years would be enough, but so far, they have been,” Benesh said. “But the water came right up on the door stoop.” A few homes in Ella Lee Forest, however, did take in water at the north side of Del Norte. Shepherd Park Plaza and Candlelight Plaza were similarly lucky although for many the water came up to their porches. Suzy D’Souza said that her husband Victor took a canoe ride through the neighborhood to check on neighbors but that no one needed assistance. Tiffany Janish in Sawyer Heights said that they were surrounded by water on the freeways but nothing near enough to her neighborhood to get in the house. Houses along White Oak Bayou in the Heights did take on water. While a majority of Oak Forest and Garden Oaks was spared there were flooded homes in Oak Forest along West TC Jester towards the railroad tracks on DuBarry, Woodcrest and Chippendale streets. Also, homes that border White Oak Bayou across from the T.C. Jester Park took on water as evidenced by the insulation, dry wall and furniture that residents have already hauled out to See CLOSE P. 4B

Luis Panameno captured this image from just south of the Heights looking back across I-10 into downtown Houston. Panameno had his camera out like so many people around the area, grabbing pictures of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. You can follow Panameno on Instagram at @lpana59

Paola Chavez stands in flood waters that ripped through her neighborhood during Hurricane Harvey. Her mother, Carolina Chavez, said that their house narrowly missed taking in water.

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Is your dog ready for Back-to-School? Dear Tabby, We adopted a puppy over the summer and my kids enjoyed playing and taking care of her. Now that school is starting, I’m worried that the change in routine will upset the puppy. What can we do to ensure a smooth back-to-school season for our pooch? Bummed About Back To School in Brookesmith Dear Bummed, You’re right. While back to school can spell the return of structure and good habits for humans, it can be a lonely, confusing time for you pet--especially a pet who is new to a family with children. Instead of lazy mornings at home, spent

with the pets, now the kids are rushing out the door before the sun is up and often aren’t home until the sun is setting. This spells long, boring days for a dog who has only known long walks, outside time and snuggling all summer. What can you do to help ease the back to school transition for your dog? The folks at North Shore Animal League have some helpful tips: • Work with your children to set and follow a daily routine that works for their lifestyle all year long. The schedule should include feeding, walks for a toilet break, walks off the property (for socialization) and appropriate play at approximately the same time every day. Establishing a routine your pet can depend on will help them weather any changes that may occur. • Save a special toy that your pet really loves and have your children give it to them

just before they are ready to go out. Put it away again once the children come home so it remains the “special toy.” • Hide favorite pet treats around the house for your pet to discover while you are away. Rubber Kongs or hard hollow bones can be stuffed with a little peanut butter or cream cheese and can even be frozen for a long lasting treat! • Encourage your children to come home right away to care for their pet’s needs and jump into a fun game of “fetch” or “cat and mouse” before starting other after-school activities. • Plan fun after-school activities for your children to do for and with their new pet --plan a family game of soccer or go for a hike together. Encourage children to spend quiet time reading out loud to their pets and recording it so it can be played back while the animal is home alone.

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With a little extra care and attention after school and on weekends, your new pooch shouldn’t have any problems coping with her new friends going back to school. Who knows, your pup might learn to enjoy a little peace and quiet during the day, making her all-the-more excited to see her kids when they get off the bus in the afternoon. How you can help: In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, many Houston shelters are in desperate need for supplies such as kitty litter, food and old towels and blankets. Contact a shelter--such as BARC (www.houstontx. gov/barc/)--to see how you can help those who work so hard to help our four-legged friends. Do you have a question for Tabby? If so, email her at deartabbyquestions@gmail.com

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Close from P. 1B the street. Oak Forest resident Pippa Evans was amazed at the randomness of it all. “In Section 9, we had less flooding than in either of the recent tax and Memorial Day floods,” she said. “The damage throughout the city seems so without pattern.” Candlelight Oaks near Tidwell did get some flooding at the bayou end of Bayou Vista which is the first street running parallel to Tidwell to the south. The north side of Tidwell also experienced flooding. “Facebook was an amazing tool over here and those who weren’t affected went to help those who were,” said Angela

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94 The hours our local area experienced pounding rains from Friday night through Tuesday afternoon.

10,000 (At minimum) number of people rescued from Houston floodwaters by federal rescue efforts.

40,000 The rough estimate of how many Houston homes (so far) have been destroyed by floodwaters in and around Houston, per Harris County Judge Ed Emmett.

At top, Scott Dowlearn captured this scenic shot of what might as well be a river. Instead, it was the flow of Hurricane Harvey through the Heights. At left, Leader Publisher Jonathan McElvy caught the first glimpse of a reprieve as two bikers strolled down Heights Boulevard toward I-10. Just a day earlier, the entire area was flooded. Above, a tree crashed down on Garden Oaks Boulevard, just west of Shepherd Drive. And below, on the first day Kroger reopened after Harvey struck, customers waited in line for up to two hours to be let in the store. Because of the demand, shoppers were allowed in one at at time, to prevent an overrun on the store and to protect against any threat of looters.

228 The tornado warnings issued related to Harvey as of Wednesday afternoon.

32,000 The number of displaced Houstonians in various shelters across Houston, per Governor Greg Abbot.

24,000 The National Guard troops deployed for assistance in various aspects of rescue and recovery

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services. To access the program, employees can visit mylifevalues.com and enter the following username and password: Username: HISD Password: EAP You can also call 1-855-574-HISD (4473). Call centers will be functioning 24/7. You can find more information here: http://promoinfotools.com/ Communications/ecard/Svcs/EmPrep/NaturalDisasterResourcesEblast2016ARFL2HHarvey.html Crisis resources The PDF also has crisis and disaster resources for those affected by Hurricane Harvey, including information on shelters, FEMA, disaster assistance, ways to volunteer, legal assistance, road closures, and other emergency information. Payroll HISD is processing payroll normally for the Sept. 6 payday, and all employees should receive their paychecks as expected on Sept. 6. Due to the storm, new employees may not have been added to the payroll system. Payroll will work to correct

this and any other issues as soon as possible. Payroll processing for the Sept. 20 payday will begin on Monday, Sept. 11. Clinics open The Hattie Mae White Employee Wellness Center and two area Concentra clinics are open for regular hours and available for use by HISD employees and their dependents. Employees who are benefits eligible can use the clinic with a $65 office visit co-pay. Employees and dependents enrolled in the medical plan can use the clinics at no charge.

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* Concentra Katy 12345 Katy Freeway Houston, TX 77079 Phone: 281-679-5600 Fax: 281-679-6510 Hours: Monday: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Wednesday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; ThursdayFriday: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Medical needs Teladoc: Aetna is making Teladoc available at no cost for residents of Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey. Members can call 855-220-4585 to register and be connected to a physician. Their doctors are U.S. boardcertified internists, state-licensed family practitioners, and pediatricians licensed to practice medicine in the U.S. and living in the U.S. When a visit is requested, Teladoc will connect the member with a doctor licensed in the applicable state. Critical medications: For employees in need of specialty medications, Express Scripts is calling all members to determine where they are so critical medications can be delivered to members’ locations or nearby safe locations. (Patients are required to show identification.) Eyewear: If you’ve lost, broken or

damaged your eyewear in the destruction of Hurricane Harvey, call 866-652-0018 to talk to an EyeMed representative. Agents will have policy-specific support, plus the ability to send (at no-cost) an emergency pair of replacement Adlens Adjustable Glasses. If you prefer to order permanent replacement glasses or contacts, your EyeMed representative can provide free, expedited shipping from Glasses.com and ContactsDirect. com. For emergency replacement Adlens Adjustables, be prepared to provide the address where they can be shipped or whether you will instead pick them up from a designated local store. Glasses will be sent to you with free overnight shipping (must call by 2:30 pm for same-day processing). EyeMed is also continuing to work with their network of local Gulf Coast providers and with OneSight to provide additional resources and support. Please contact HISD’s Benefits Service Center at 1-877-780-4473 for further assistance.

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We’re not sure if it was out of curiosity or a willingness to rescue, but a man with a high water vehicle goes to check on a flooded Mercedes near White Oak Bayou and 34th Street.

People just help, that’s what they do By Betsy Denson For The Leader

There is something surreal about sitting in your house while your city is the 24-hour a day lead on cable news. It’s happened to us before of course, most notably during Hurricane Rita when the city was gridlocked with people trying to evacuate – there’s a good reason it wasn’t mandatory this time – and during Hurricane Ike which brought more wind than water and caused widespread power outages. There’s a particular kind of anxiety from watching others nearby in trouble and not knowing if you are going to be facing the same issues. You’re fielding call from relatives and friends who assume that you are in imminent danger because so many are. And you are helpless to do much good to anyone until the roads are safe to traverse. Now that the immediate threat is over, many of us feel relief – and guilt that while we were spared, thousands weren’t. All we want to do now is help.

And most remarkably, even those who were affected have no desire to stand idly by. In ways big and small – and make no mistake, small is big right now in Houston - residents have organized en masse to serve friends, neighbors and fellow Houstonians. One of the biggest ways Leader area residents helped was by manning their own boats and borrowed ones to rescue those whose homes are flooding. Immediately after the storm, a chainsaw brigade cut up fallen trees for neighbors. While Stacy Gross’ husband was out rescuing people, she put her time home with her kids to good use. She cooked two pork loins, potatoes, king ranch casserole, and dinner rolls that got delivered to Fire Stations 13 and 31. This started an idea chain with friends who did the same. “Any places that had enough, they took them to a shelter or to feed any other helpers or business working overtime to serve the community,” said Gross. “Others did loads of laundry for those without power.” Oak Forest resident Barrett Oden

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at one time were staying. A nearby shelter which has opened up at Community of Faith Church on Pinemont has gotten attention from Oak Forest residents. Mindy Mitchell and Tracey Irwin put together donated cots there earlier in the week and many others have brought them supplies. “Laurie Pitzer and I just spent the afternoon there sorting clothes and helping people find what they need,” said Julie Wilson. “New bras, women’s, men’s and kids’ underwear are needed.” I met a man last Tuesday who had evacuated to George R. Brown and immediately signed up as a volunteer there once he got settled. “I just didn’t want to sit around,” he told me. No one wants to sit around. We need to do something for others. Parents who are home with children in HISD which will now not start until September 11 want to know specific ways their kids can help. Everyone says this recovery will be a long road. It’s one we are all ready to walk.

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Waltrip students give back to a community in time of great need By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com As the summer wound down and many were attempting to soak up the last few moments of freedom, some local students recently braved the weather to serve their fellow man. Last Friday, Aug. 25, students from Waltrip High School donated their time amidst the beginning of the weekend’s deluge to help out their fellow families and students in need at the sixth annual Back To School Extravaganza, hosted by the HISD Homeless Education Office. “The main purpose is to prepare at-risk children for school,” said Ilka Rosado, Senior Outreach Officer for HISD’s Homeless Education Office. “It gives the opportunity to provide assistance to economically disadvantaged students and help these families prepare with the burden because a lot of them, with their living situation, are not capable of purchasing the items they need.” Along with Waltrip Head Basketball Coach Dan Kelly, who first suggested the idea for Waltrip to participate, was a group consisting of members of the school’ s basketball and baseball teams, cheerleading squad and more. Friday was the second consecutive year Kelly has brought a group from Waltrip out from the event—which he was not sure would be the result prior to their maiden voyage in 2016. “The kids have just jumped in, and after we got done [last year], they just started talking about how good they felt doing something for someone who was less fortunate, and that’s what I was hoping would happen,” he said of the first try. “I didn’t have to lead it, they were just talking right from their hearts—it was just the perfect way to end it. When I told the returning guys about [this event] at the end of the year, they said ‘sign me up.’ Dozens from the Waltrip student body came out and assisted HISD Friday in providing more than 20,000 pounds of fresh produce to students in need, along with health screenings, immunizations and giving away backpacks, shoes and school supplies so those families could begin the school year without that extra burden. A larger purpose Additionally, Rosado said the annu-

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