Fort Bend ISD plans to reinter the “Sugar Land 95” without judicial oversight or involvement, following an opinion issued by an appellate court. On Oct. 3, a three-judge panel with the First Court of Appeals sided with the school district, saying it had the right to dismiss its 2018 suit that sought approval from a state district court to move the human remains it discovered … [Read more...] about Appeals court sides with FBISD on ‘Sugar Land 95’
Sugar Land 95
FBISD board votes for reinternment at contentious meeting
The saga of the “Sugar Land 95,” the collection of African-American remains discovered last year at the site of Fort Bend ISD’s James Reese Career and Technical Center, continues to be full of contention. At last week’s school board meeting, community members spoke out against the district’s plans to reinter the remains of the 95 individuals, who are believed to have been part … [Read more...] about FBISD board votes for reinternment at contentious meeting
FBISD moving ahead with plan to reinter
Despite stalled talks with Fort Bend County over how to navigate oversight of the reinternment of 95 sets of remains discovered at the James Reese Career and Technical Center construction site last year, Fort Bend ISD is moving ahead with a plan to give the “Sugar Land 95” a final resting place. “There have been multiple meetings in the last few weeks, and there is one this … [Read more...] about FBISD moving ahead with plan to reinter
FBISD announces plan to return ‘Sugar Land 95’ to rest
The human remains discovered at an abandoned cemetery in Fort Bend County last year will be returned to their original resting place, according to a plan announced Thursday by Fort Bend ISD. The school district said the 95 African Americans whose remains were unearthed during construction of its James Reese Career and Technical Center will be reinterned at the same site. As … [Read more...] about FBISD announces plan to return ‘Sugar Land 95’ to rest
FBISD to provide money, land as part of cemetery agreement
Fort Bend ISD will pay the county $1 million to help with costs associated with reinterning and memorializing the remains of 95 African Americans that were discovered last year during construction of the district’s James Reese Career and Technical Center, FBISD said in a July 11 news release. As part of the agreement between the school district and Fort Bend County … [Read more...] about FBISD to provide money, land as part of cemetery agreement