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Franklin families, players urge El Paso ISD to reinstate defensive coordinator Coach Horner
Summary
Dozens of Franklin High students, parents and alumni told the El Paso ISD Board of Trustees during public forum that Coach Horner provided steady mentorship after traumatic events and should be reinstated; speakers described personal interventions and asked the board to reconsider removal.
Dozens of Franklin High students, parents and alumni used the board’s public‑forum period to urge the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees to reinstate defensive coordinator Coach Horner.
Speakers said Horner provided emotional support, mentorship and stability to players during a difficult season that included the death of a teammate. “Coach Horner has been a coach, mentor, and influential part of our lives on and off the field,” said Jacob Gibson Sosa, a junior at Franklin High School. “He has taken a personal interest in every player he has coached.”
The testimony included detailed personal accounts. Deborah Petty, mother of junior player Charlie Petty, told trustees Horner “began checking in with Charlie,…
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