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El Paso ISD board moves to propose termination of El Paso High teacher after public comment
Summary
The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to propose termination/nonrenewal of Rebecca Bethany’s term employment contract after public comment from the teacher and her attorney, who described a history of domestic violence and ongoing legal proceedings they say are fabricated.
The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to propose the termination and/or nonrenewal of Rebecca Jean Bethany’s 2024–25 term employment contract and authorized the superintendent to give Bethany notice of the proposed action. The motion passed unanimously, 6–0.
The vote followed public comment from Bethany and her attorney, Soraya Henshaw, who urged the board to consider evidence they say shows Bethany has been a victim of domestic violence and that criminal charges filed against her by a former spouse were fabricated and are in the process of being dismissed. Henshaw told the board, “Miss Bethany is a teacher at El Paso High School,” and said the packet submitted to trustees includes “photographs and a police report regarding the violence against her children” and lengthy divorce filings…
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