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Parent tells board he will file TEA complaint alleging district overreach in booster-club dispute
Summary
A parent, Peter Bernal, used the public-comment period to allege the district suspended fundraising and removed elected leaders of the Legacy BAM Booster Club without due process, cited multiple Texas Education Code and Penal Code provisions and said he will submit a complaint to the Texas Education Agency seeking special accreditation review.
During public comment, Peter Bernal told trustees he has attempted to resolve conflicts between the district and the Legacy BAM Booster Club and that, in his view, the club’s elected board has been improperly removed and fundraising suspended without adequate process.
Bernal alleged the district had not reinstated the booster club’s fundraising, had restricted parent involvement and had not provided transparency or due process. He cited multiple provisions by number from the Texas Education Code and the Texas Penal Code as the legal basis for his concerns and said he intends to submit a complaint to the Texas Education Agency requesting a special accreditation review.
Board staff noted public-comment rules (board policy BD local) and asked Bernal whether his remarks related to a posted agenda item. Bernal identified his topic as general public comment and said he would provide supporting documentation to TEA for any investigation.
