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Spring ISD principal alleges intimidation, speakers urge investigation at board meeting

Spring Independent School District Board of Trustees · October 9, 2024
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Summary

At the Oct. 8 Spring ISD board meeting, Dr. Tran Russell and family members told trustees she was pressured to sign a document she said was unrelated to her and described intimidation and inadequate campus security; family speakers urged the board to investigate. The board did not take formal action during public comment.

Dr. Tran Russell, a campus principal, told the Spring Independent School District Board of Trustees during public participation on Oct. 8 that she has faced pressure from district offices to sign a document about an incident she said she did not know and that she has been threatened with discipline for declining.

"I declined it, and I followed up with HR explaining my reasons," Russell said, describing a request she said was initially routed to her secretary for notarization. She told the board that in 21 years in education she had never received a memo about inappropriate behavior or poor job performance but recently…

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