From Friday Night Lights To School Board Fights: Carroll ISD Trustee Candidates Differ On How To Cool Racial Emotions

Arlington TX

17 October, 2021

1:13 PM

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By Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report October 16, 2021 SOUTHLAKE — For one night a week, this community comes together to rally behind the Southlake Carroll Dragons. Music blared from Dragon Stadium as cars piled into the home side parking lot on a recent warm Friday evening. Every few yards, groups of residents gathered around in lawn chairs, chatting about football and occasionally munching on a snack. It's a picturesque representation of Friday night lights. However, this unity is a far cry from the Carroll ISD board of trustee meetings that have been divisive since the district introduced its proposed cultural competence plan. One of the most recent developments was the board's 3-2 vote to reprimand a teacher over an anti-racist book a student took home, overturning administrators' decision not to punish the educator. Parents Stephanie Williams and Andrew Yeager are vying for the Place 7 seat on the school board. The winner will serve until May when the seat is on the ballot for a full three-year term. The spot is open because former board member David Almand moved out of Carroll ISD, a 21-square-mile district with 8,324 students in northeast Tarrant County. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.