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Parents urge caution on Blackshear plan; callers urge changes to GF Local complaints policy
Summary
Several public commenters asked trustees to delay decisions affecting Blackshear and Oak Springs and urged changes to the GF Local public‑complaint policy, arguing the policy's timelines and legal‑department role unfairly disadvantage complainants.
During public testimony at the Feb. 26 Austin ISD board meeting, parents and community members urged trustees to slow decisions about Blackshear and Oak Springs campus plans and to revisit GF Local, the district’s public‑complaint policy.
Gabe Hernandez, identified as a Blackshear parent, asked the board to delay deciding on the new campus plan because he said the decision appears driven by a construction timetable and does not…
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