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Scurry-Rosser ISD board member James Whittington apologizes for incident involving a student
Summary
At the Oct. 21 board meeting James Whittington read a written apology for an Oct. 4 incident in which he said he made derogatory comments toward a Scurry-Rosser student and the student's family; he expressed remorse and said it will not happen again.
Board member James Whittington addressed the Scurry-Rosser community during the Oct. 21 meeting and offered a formal apology for an incident on Oct. 4 involving a Scurry-Rosser student and that student’s family. Whittington said, “I allowed my emotions to get the better of me and I made some derogatory comments and used language that was unacceptable towards this young man and his family. I have no excuse for my actions or the things I said… I am truly sorry.”
Whittington told the board and community he was ashamed and embarrassed by his conduct and said he had learned lessons from the episode. The minutes record the apology in full but do not note any formal disciplinary action or additional response from other board members in the public record provided. The board had entered executive session earlier that evening to discuss personnel matters under Tex. Gov't Code 551.074 and returned to open session at 9:25 p.m.; the minutes do not disclose whether the executive session was related to Whittington's remarks.
