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Parents demand accountability after violent student incident at Kilgore ISD meeting
Summary
Parents and relatives urged Kilgore ISD trustees to act after a recent violent incident, alleging failures in reporting, parental notification and supervision; one speaker cited Texas law and asked the board to form a safety committee and supply records.
At a crowded Kilgore Independent School District board meeting, several parents demanded immediate action and greater transparency after a recent violent incident that sent a student to the hospital.
"We want accountability," Miranda Walton told the board during the public-comment period, urging the district to move beyond statements and implement "transparency, consequences, and preventative measures." Walton said one child involved has hemophilia and that insufficient action could have had fatal consequences.
Crystal Flores and other parents described recurring…
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