Valley School Board Problems

I've been practically screaming at the top of my lungs for months about the problems at Clint ISD and there is no action from the "education representative".

Maria Garcia of KVIA did a story on Tornillo's school board problems last year.

Fabens school board members are about ready to face the wrath of the community as well. It seems like several school districts with major issues have all popped up in the valley. It might seem like that, but this isn't a new problem. This is a problem that has plagued the valley for years and why people have such little trust in local government.

Its a damn shame too.

First, props to Maria Garcia and KVIA for doing the story and shining light on an issue that is a big problem. She was probably tipped by a community member to go out and cover the story and good for her for doing so.

But if more people knew the crap that was going on, there's no way it would be tolerated. Tornillo's ISD did a forensic audit and God only knows what their findings were but when a school board starts banning public comment, there's a freakin' problem. When the superintendent starts banning community members from campuses, a power he doesn't even have, there's a freakin' problem.

And thats just Tornillo.

My people in Fabens tell me about a school board member who allegedly led the effort to fire someone because his kid wasn't getting enough playing time on the football team and highly questionable alleged spending practices by the Board.

That's not even bringing up the problems in Clint.

Geez, somebody do something. That community is begging for help.

I guarantee that if this stuff happened in El Paso, there'd be hell to pay. Media would be all over it. The public would be up in arms.

But as always, "only in the valley".