The Roof! The Roof! The Roof is on Fire

“Allen Vaught unquestionably supports public education and is proactive in finding solutions that improve and strengthen our neighborhood public schools.”

- Texas Parent PAC

For anyone not keeping track of the state of public education in
Dallas ISD, here’s a quick re-cap of the last couple of months:

1. That’s now $84 million missing.



2. A crack smoking DISD special education teacher hitting the pipe in the early morning hours before teaching school, leading the police on a chase while calling 911 and informing 911 there is no need to pull him over since he is so high on drugs.



3. The bus driver caught on camera screaming at and choking a special education student with clear indication of an attempted ISD cover-up, the police deferring their authority to the school which closed the case without so much as a slap on the wrist to the bus driver. The school also did not assign a previously requested bus monitor or inform the parents.
4. And now this, fake Social Security Numbers issued by DISD to immigrants in order to fast-track them onto the payroll. The TEA stood by with knowledge of this district-approved practice going back as far as 2004.



5. Hopefully Representative Vaught won’t throw more cash at ISDs that have proven time and again that they are terrible stewards of our tax dollars. Hopefully Representative Vaught realizes that District 107 is sick of stories like this one where brand new books that are still in use within the district were thrown out.



6. Will a zillion stories just like this amid layoffs and missing millions stop ISDs from poor mouthing? Not as long as there are elected officials who are heavily funded by groups that exist solely to protect the current system. A system that allows guys like Ruben Bohuchot to live like a “rock star” via kickbacks and at the expense of our childrens’ education. Did the TEA catch this clown? Nope. Federal investigators caught him. Even if the TEA had decided to slap him on the wrist, they may not have had access to the documents needed to give him “a good talkin’ to” – remember, even the TEA doesn’t have access to anything that might be embarrassing.

In case Representative Allen Vaught needs some ideas, here are some areas where our neighborhood schools could use some work.

• Before anyone acuses me of DISD bashing, let’s not forget that Dallas ISD is not the only school district that falls in District 107. Garland ISD could use Representative Vaught’s attention, too. About $92K worth, which is the amount recently stolen from that district.
  



• In fact, legislation from Representative Vaught could impact neighborhood schools across our state. Even in Somerset ISD, where embarrassing information is protected from TEA investigations. Surely Representative Vaught is concerned about this.

Allen Vaught has public education as a platform issue. If you’d like to know what he’s planning to do to improve our public schools, ask him:

District Office: (214) 370-8305
Austin: (512) 463-0244
Prefer email? District107.Vaught@house.state.tx.us

Don’t let this guy ride through another term. He moved to east Dallas to establish residency at the bidding of the Texas Parent PAC, claims to represent this diverse district from a $600K McMansion, and he doesn’t have a dog in the fight when it comes to education. I asked Representative Vaught to work for me on an education issue last session. He refused. Don’t let him throw more money at this mess and skip on out of here to his ultimate goal: Washington, D.C.

He says he’s about fixing the schools.

I say he’s about protecting the system and obeying the Texas Parent PAC.

Ask Representative Vaught what bills he’s writing. Let his actions and voting record prove to District 107 what he’s really about.