Hearne school board votes to fight ouster by TEA
The Hearne school board voted Monday night to challenge a Texas Education Agency decision to seek the removal of trustees and the superintendent.
With trustees Tina Rocha and Quila Robinson opposing, the board authorized the district to pursue a formal review of TEA's decision by the Thursday deadline.
The TEA move to replace the board with state-appointed managers was based on the findings of an investigation last year.
In a letter notifying the Hearne school board of the decision to replace the board with a board of managers, TEA commissioner Mike Morath cited a March report that found the board of trustees and the superintendent failed to work together, the district failed to collect criminal history information, the district lacks "internal controls in the business office," and trustees act "in their individual capacities on behalf of the board."
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