A school district is not a monarchy and Scribner is not a king...
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas - Three weeks after calling on Fort Worth Independent School District Superintendent Kent Scribner to resign for
adopting a transgender bathroom policy without a school board vote or allowing public comment from parents and the public
today Lt. Governor Dan Patrick requested an opinion from the Attorney General (AG) on the legality of Scribners action.
No policy as significant as this should ever be created and put into action unilaterally without consultation with parents and a superintendents elected bosses said Patrick. A school district is not a monarchy and Scribner is not a king.
Once again I call on this superintendent to resign or be fired if he does not immediately pull-down his policy.
I have asked our AG to determine if either of the following is in violation of state law:
- Does Superintendent Scribners policy violate Chapter 26 of the Texas Education Code or any other law in its effort to keep student information from parents and;
- Did Superintendent Scribner have the authority to unilaterally adopt this policy without adoption by school board vote and without public comment?
The Lt. Governor also questioned the purpose of six public hearings in Fort Worth which begin tonight on the adoption of the superintendents policy calling them a series of after the fact sham hearings.
Patrick concluded I am also sending a letter to all Texas school districts this week urging them not to adopt President Obamas transgender guidelines which do not have the force of law.
The Presidents threat of withholding federal funds is just a threat. By standing together we will demonstrate Texas will not be threatened or blackmailed by a policy that doesnt make sense and puts our girls and women at risk.
