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Parents, teachers and community members urge McAllen ISD to prioritize high‑school fine‑arts facilities in bond plan
Summary
Multiple public commenters asked trustees to amend the district’s proposed bond to include rehabilitation and upgrades to high‑school fine‑arts facilities — citing leaking roofs, poor HVAC, pests, and enrollment declines — and warned an off‑site performing arts center would not address daily classroom needs.
Several parents, teachers and community members used the Nov. 11 public‑comment period to press the McAllen ISD Board of Trustees to amend a draft bond proposal so that high‑school fine‑arts spaces and the MacKay vertical campus receive repair and modernization funding.
Dr. Jack Ruelas, a parent spokesperson, said the bond presented Nov. 7 identifies inadequate middle‑school music and performing arts spaces but…
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