Yearly Archives: 2018

McKinney Councilman Backtracks on Racial Profiling Allegations

McKinney Councilman Backtracks on Racial Profiling Allegations

(McKinney, TX) – A McKinney city councilman has backed off claims of racial profiling by a McKinney police officer after he was arrested for not signing a speeding ticket received this week. Councilman La’Shadion Shemwell initially said the officer profiled him for being black with dreadlocks, but after seeing bodycam footage of the exchange, he…MORE

Birthday spankings: a tradition out of time?

ALVORD, Texas (AP) — An elementary school principal in North Texas is discontinuing her tradition of “birthday spankings” to students after parents complained. KTVT-TV reports that Alvord Independent School District Superintendent Randy Brown released a Tuesday statement announcing an end to the spankings at Alvord Elementary School. Brown says the district received two complaints about Principal…MORE

Fort Worth school district targeting Oklahoma teachers

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A Texas school district is trying to recruit teachers with a billboard campaign in Oklahoma, where teacher protests about classroom funding recently closed schools across the state. The Fort Worth Independent School District is funding the billboards in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman and Stillwater. The Norman Transcript reports the billboards were revealed Monday…MORE