Houston ISD responded to parents planning a "sickout" on Wednesday to protest his policies, calling the organizers "irresponsible." Roughly 3,000 students across 118 schools are planning to "call in sick" on Wednesday to express their discontent with the state's takeover of HISD,

Houston ISD parents voiced frustrations over prioritized standardized test scores, district spending, and the district's response to potential ICE raids.

While students plan to post the state's takeover of HISD, the district is touting the accomplishments since it started to run it.

Local activist group Community Voices for Public Education planned both the sick-out and protest, targeted against the state-appointed board of managers and Superintendent Mike Miles. It estimates that nearly 3,

Community Voices for Public Education is organizing a protest planned for Wednesday. The group says the idea is to express ongoing discontent with the state's takeover of the school district.

"HISD's job is to provide the highest level of education it can," One parent participating in the sickout said. "It's there to make sure we prepare Texans for tomorrow, not just to pass a test just to get a score.