The Texas Education Agency official is recorded asking a parent to connect with Governor Greg Abbott's speechwriter to help push for school choice.
the Texas Education Agency Employee spoke to a parent who transferred their child out of the Joshua Independent School District to a parochial school.High-ranking TEA official admits public school funds could drop with voucher-like programs
"If you're comfortable, I would love to connect you to tell your story to this speechwriter," says the official. "I anticipate that it would be used in some form or fashion...and, what a good way for you to stick it to Joshua ISD.""With this particular speechwriter, I know you were talking about parental rights," says the parent. "That's very important to me with school choice.
While the TEA did not confirm their employee's identity with FOX 26, they did confirm the call happened in this statement: Davenport tells FOX 26 the parent was mainly contacted by the official to connect with the Governor's speechwriter and was given an explanation on why the office did not look into the grievance filed against JISD.
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