It started ignominiously enough with public speaker Orlando Trevino asking the board to let him show them a Facebook posting by "a board member" on his cell phone which he alleged depicted that member "getting close to a student, hugging them and posting it" on social media.
That put the male and female students, Trevino said, in danger, and said he was concerned.
"I tell my nephews and nieces that is someone gets close to you in an inappropriate manner you are o hurt them and put them in the hospital," said Trevino, who told members he used to be a Marine, is still a Marine, and a former BISD security guard.
The board - including trustee Erasmo Castro, the alleged perpetrator - chose to follow the procedure they approved during a recent meeting and provide the BISD secretary Pat Perez and board counsel Baltazar Salazar with the recording during the time the members convened in executive session instead.
They had only one item action on the board, it was:
VII. ACTION ITEM(S): A. Board Request(s) 1. Discussion, consideration and possible action on the censure of Board Member, Erasmo Castro.
A censure carries no legal implications but could possibly affect the decision of a district judge in a removal petition filed by district residents based on a justification of intoxication. Castro is waiting to go to trial on charge of DWI. A district judge could order that he be removed and replaced pending the trial on the charge.
At 5:50 the board entered into closed executive session to consider personnel matters and consult with the board attorney on pending cases and an item having to do with unauthorized receipt and release of confidential information.
The sixth game of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros started at 7:07 p.m. The Astros led the series 3-2.
Then, at 8:05 p.m. - with the Astros leading 2-1 - we decided that the World Series was more important than a majority of the seven-member board pulling the ear one of one of their members and headed to the library downtown.
At 8:55 p.m., with the Nationals' Juan Soto hitting a home run to give the Nats the 3-2 lead, we grew despondent and took it on home, disgusted that Justin Verlander has given up a three hits, all home runs. When we got there, the members were just emerging from the closed session.
They emerged after the closed meeting at about 9 p.m., and took up the unpleasant agenda item having to do with the sanction of censuring of Castro for a variety of alleged transgressions against district policy.
Quoting from a prepared statement, trustee Phil Cowen - after moving to censure Castro seconded by Prisci Roca-Tipton - waxed righteously at length about Castro's "attacks" against board members, the posting of a meme, and said they could only act to defend the "integrity" of the board and that his removal was up to the legal process.
"An attack against one board member is an attack against all," Cowen read, saying he had "humiliated" the other board members..
The board dutifully voted 6-1 (with Castro casting the nay vote) to castigate him for being a bad boy.
Then, with Verlander out and Brad Peacock in as a reliever, the board adjourned at 9:18 p.m. Peacock struck out two and the game went into the bottom of the sixth.
Then, the Nats' Antonio Rendon - from Houston, Texas who Texas Southmost College trustee Art Rendon says may be related to his family in Weslaco and who grew up and who attended Rice University - blew the game out of the water with a home run and sent it to game 7.
Game 7 tomorrow at 7:07 in Houston.
When the BISD board of trustees will play games again is hard to say.
10 comments:
What a joke. Erasmo went on a rant on FB and accused board members. Baltazar is LPR bff, tons of favors. Philip too, hes Brownsvilles finest Erasmo supporters.
The whole fucking Board should be removed. What an embarrassment, acting like they're back in high school with these low-rent politics. La cagan!
They spend their time eating in the executive board and now watching the World series instead of taking care of business. Why was SPA so nervous that she couldn't speak? She called the new supt, Mr. Quintero. Is his name not Mr. Gutierrez? And what exactly has he done to bring new initiatives to BISD. They are carrying on with the A that Dr. Z left them. Then they butter him up for doing what he said he would do the first 100 days. What was so special about what he did up and above his normal duties and for 350,000 dollars?
What happened to the DWI???
Sylvia, Minerva and Prisci are the cancer on the BISD breast.
12:53 you are so right, but SPA is the root of all evil. The rest can not stand on their own two feet because SPA has bullied them into a corner.
12:53,
Drue too. She used to be a very fine person but she's thrown in with Sylvia and Baltazar. "Dime con quien andas y te digo quien eres."
Apparently None of the board members know their duties. Their only duty is to set policy, collect taxes and hire a superintendent. With their tendency to micromanage and to flex their muscles they all look silly and ignorant. They have such a need for power simply because they are nobodies. Once they are no longer on the board, they are back to being insignificant. Bunch of unprofessional morons with very few exceptions. Feel sorry for the honest ones.
Did the parent of this child in the photo complain? did she/he file a complaint? Did they call the police? CPS?
If no...then it only bothers people because they hate EC or because they believe EC is gay.
If so, the problem has nothing to do with protecting this child ....but everything to do with personal beliefs and/or issues.
You are not allowed to come into the candy store but here's the key! idiotas
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