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Seguin ISD board approves termination of probationary contracts 5‑1 after public pleas to retain arts staff
Summary
After more than a dozen parents and students urged trustees to keep theater and dance staff who they said transformed students’ confidence and opportunities, the Seguin ISD Board of Trustees voted 5‑1 to approve Human Resources’ recommendation to terminate identified probationary contracts; the superintendent said programs would continue and rehiring could follow if certification is achieved.
Public comment filled a portion of the Seguin ISD board meeting as parents and students appealed to trustees to spare members of the campus theater and dance staff whose programs they credited with life-changing impact.
Vanessa Cosso, who identified herself as a Seguin ISD parent, told the board she’d “watched [my daughter] grow into someone with confidence, courage, and resilience” after joining the Starling Dancers and theater programs, and said the staff’s activities had led students to regional and national competitions. Several students echoed that testimony: eighth-grader Eva Carter said, “Because people like Missy Barra don’t just…
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