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ALEDO â Aledo ISD has named the district fine arts coordinator, an elementary instructional specialist, and the assistant principal at Daniel Ninth Grade Campus.
âThese three leaders will be wonderful additions to our Bearcat Leadership Team,â Superintendent Susan Bohn said. âAll three of them have had a professional focus on coaching and mentorship, and I cannot wait to see them thrive in these positions and help grow and support our staff and students.â
Missey Head will serve in Aledoâs first-ever districtwide fine arts leadership position, which will be part-time during the 2021-2022 school year as the district strategically grows fine arts leadership capacity and offerings for students. Head, who has broad experience leading different types of fine arts programs, will lead strategic planning, professional learning and direct instructional support for the districtâs fine arts programs Pre-K-12.
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A Texas school district says it’s taking disciplinary action against a group of high school students who allegedly held a mock “slave auction” on Snapchat.
The Aledo Independent School District confirmed the racist stunt was carried out by students from the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus. CNN obtained screenshots from the Snapchat group, reportedly titled “N Auction,” where students pretended to bid on their Black classmates. One student offered to pay $100 on one of his peers, and another wrote, “1$ on Chris. Would be better if his hair wasn’t so bad.”
Officials from the AISD reportedly reviewed the chat and determined “racial harassment and cyberbullying had occurred.” They also confirmed the students involved in the racist incident have been identified and are being disciplined; however, they did not provide details on what kind of action the district was taking.
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Two Aledo ISD mothers who said their sons were the target of racial bullying addressed the school board publicly Thursday night, expressing concern over their children s well-being and protection.
âWe â our families and our sons who are being put through this because of the stance that you all failed to take â feel that you all failed them,â one mother said during the special called meeting.
The mothers said they were notified about the incident on March 25 when screenshots of a Snapchat group surfaced.
âIt was a post from a Snapchat entitled â(N-word) Auction,ââ one of the mothers said. âAs I looked down on the screen at the various name changes of the group, it included âSlave Trade,â it included â(N-word) Farmâ and then I saw my sonâs name.â