Religious leaders ask federal government to look into racial tensions in Colleyville
COLLEYVILLE -- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Tarrant County on Tuesday requested a meeting with the civil rights office of the U.S. Department of Education to discuss the ongoing racial tensions in Grapevine-Colleyville and other area school districts.
The request comes after Monday night’s 7-0 school board vote authorizing Superintendent Robin Ryan to notify Colleyville Heritage High School Principal James Whitfield of the recommendation not to renew his contract.
Kenneth Jones, senior pastor at Como First Missionary Baptist Church, said pastors are concerned about the situation in the area.
“We have pastors in the community who live in Colleyville and their children go to school there,” Jones said. “We are concerned about the broader issues taking place in the Grapevine area.”
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