Texas School District Bans Teachers from Posting Classroom Wish Lists

Over the next few weeks, school bells will be ringing all over the state of Texas. Even before the first day, we already have some controversy from one school district over a policy.

My mom worked for elementary schools my entire life. So I know how hard teachers work. In the social media age, teachers have started posting classroom wish lists. Many just use Amazon for things that they need for their classroom for the coming year. I would say it's a fairly common thing and I don't think anybody really has a problem with it. Except one school district in Texas.

Certain Cy Fair ISD Schools Ban Teachers from Sharing Classroom Wish Lists

According to parent Aly Matei who has children enrolled in a Cy Fair ISD school in the Houston area, was shocked to find out about a policy that certain schools in the district has. Looks like Houston's Chronicle looked into this policy and it's a real thing. Teachers cannot just put a wish list for their classroom up. It must be approved by the school district before doing so.

School District's Statement on Teacher Wish Lists

Teachers must complete an authorization form and receive approval from their campus principal before sharing those lists online, the district said. The district added that materials purchased through approved donations remain with the campus so they can continue supporting the students and programs identified in the funding request.

According to some comments, CY Fair ISD isn't the only one in Texas enforcing this type of policy. Hopefully this is something that goes away because I never had an issue with a teacher posting a wish list for their classroom.