Fort Bend ISD Reverses Controversial Valedictorian Policy Amid Strong Community Backlash

Amidst controversy and community pushback, Fort Bend ISD has decided to backtrack on its controversial policy that had been pitting zoned students against those residing and learning within the bounds of their own high schools, altering historical standings in academic excellence and causing an upheaval in the normal recognition of valedictorians and salutatorians as they were traditionally known. Even as the district re-awards the prestigious titles at Marshall and Willowridge high schools to those who were rightfully due, students and families remain bewildered by the sudden shifts, according to the Click2Houston report.