Clint ISD Board Majority Could Change in November Election
If you've haven't kept up with the ongoing issue in the Clint ISD, read this article in the El Paso Times and it should get you up to speed.
Again it is the biggest miscarriage of justice in the county that I can think of in a very long time. Its a social justice issue, there's a racial component, a socio-economic element, fairness and equality element, and equal access to education element.
The fact that the state delegation does nothing about this is an embarrassment.
Luckily, the voters can do something about it. Turns out that three members of the Clint ISD Board of Trustees are up for reelection in the November election. There members of the board are up for reelection.
As you can see, all of these incumbents. They run on an at-large basis so the incumbents end up with a huge advantage. If there were single member districts there would be equal or at least proportional representation of all the communities served by Clint ISD. But 6 out of 7 board members are from Clint, which might explain why it cost around 66% of the cost of the ballpark downtown to build Clint High School, which is the high school that serves the fewest amount of high school students...by far.
Apparently Clint ISD has money to burn because check out those snazzy suit jackets that have the district logo. That looks like a PGA Tour prize.
If the people of the Town of Horizon City or Montana Vista want equity in funding, they need to vote for everyone on the ballot except the three above.
And the state delegation needs to get off of its ass and represent everyone, not just Clint. This situation is completely unjust.
Again it is the biggest miscarriage of justice in the county that I can think of in a very long time. Its a social justice issue, there's a racial component, a socio-economic element, fairness and equality element, and equal access to education element.
The fact that the state delegation does nothing about this is an embarrassment.
Luckily, the voters can do something about it. Turns out that three members of the Clint ISD Board of Trustees are up for reelection in the November election. There members of the board are up for reelection.
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| Jim Pendell - Clint |
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| Janice Armstrong - Clint |
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| Bobby Lara - Clint |
As you can see, all of these incumbents. They run on an at-large basis so the incumbents end up with a huge advantage. If there were single member districts there would be equal or at least proportional representation of all the communities served by Clint ISD. But 6 out of 7 board members are from Clint, which might explain why it cost around 66% of the cost of the ballpark downtown to build Clint High School, which is the high school that serves the fewest amount of high school students...by far.
Apparently Clint ISD has money to burn because check out those snazzy suit jackets that have the district logo. That looks like a PGA Tour prize.
If the people of the Town of Horizon City or Montana Vista want equity in funding, they need to vote for everyone on the ballot except the three above.
And the state delegation needs to get off of its ass and represent everyone, not just Clint. This situation is completely unjust.
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