Parents and students rallied outside of the Joshua ISD board meeting on Thursday, saying the district has ignored a bullying problem for too long.
- Parents and students rallied outside of Joshua ISD's board meeting on Thursday, April 8 calling on the superintendent to resign and showing support for a group of teachers who they said were forced to resign.The district said the teachers were making kids who brought lunch from home go through the line to get free school lunches and bring to the teachers, but parents were upset with the district's handling of the situation.
"It's just so many stories coming forward, so many parents that are concerned, so many children that have had this issue," parent Stephanie Arredondo said. The school district superintendent, Fran Marek released a statement saying"When we are made aware of a bullying concern, administrators conduct an investigation using the The statement goes on to say,"Texas Education Code §37.
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