One former educator at the meeting wondered what precedent disciplining Mick would set for the students.
“My concern, and the reason I wanted to come here tonight, was to understand, what did the teacher, and the principal do wrong? What kind of a message are we sending our children? said Jocelyn McMurray, a former Lewisville ISD substitute teacher.
“She worked through the system, she got the kids input, reviewed it, she talked to the principal, the principal approved it,” McMurray later told WFAA.
At end of May, Downing Middle School Principal Curt Martin even offered families the opportunity to get an alternate cover for the yearbook if they wanted it.
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“There’s been a lot of racist things happening,” said parent Ukiah Swain.
Some parents say the students are speaking out about alleged unfair or questionable treatment by campus administrators. The parents say the children are also protesting disciplinary action recently taken against a popular teacher and supporter.
“They’re requesting and demanding that teacher be brought back,” Swain said.
Some parents claim procedures school administrators recently put in place after several fights broke out on campus are the main source of controversy.
An email sent to staff shows administrators began requiring teachers to escort students to and from lunch. Parents say vending machines were turned off as a disciplinary measure for students.