Citizens of Fort Bend, near Houston, address their school board of trustees and deliver a writ of remonstrance asking for their resignation. Dramatic? Yes. But the frustration comes from numerous requests from the board and Dr. Tim Jenney, the Superintendent, to produce evidence of where the money is going. Clearly in this video one can hear suspicions of cronyism and conflicts of interest. Whether or not this is true remains to be seen. One thing that is true is that the Board of Trustees in Fort Bend seems very reluctant to talk. In previous public meetings regarding zoning, the board failed even to show up. Which sends one message to the people of Fort Bend county, the board is saying "we're doing what we think is right, and we don't care what the rest of you think." Given that T.E.A. has near zero oversight over local school boards, most school boards in Texas have no one to hold them accountable, except, of course, the voters.
I remember this meeting and the 500+ in the petition that asked the board to resign. Only one mistake, they should have asked the superintendent to resign.
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