Administrative Dereliction in Texas Education Costs Students Their Future

We have a problem in our Texas education system (a problem that spans across most of the nation), and it’s putting our students in harm’s way while affording them a suboptimal educational experience. Coach, who will remain anonymous, details how teachers are prevented from removing violent, disruptive students because a student in their seat equals money for the district. As we saw in the recent stabbing death of a student in Good Creek, Texas, teachers, parents and students had all complained about the violent and disruptive behavior of the alleged killer, but their complaints fell on deaf ears as administrators refused to remove him until he finally killed another student. This is common place across Texas. Teachers make very little money in comparison to their often 60-80 hour work weeks, while administrators make egregious salaries often starting at $150k and moving up to $500k in some places, while sometimes receiving large bonus packages that pay for cars and housing. All the while, teachers are ignored when filing grievances and trying to have students removed. Approximately half a million illegal immigrant students are sucking up $6.5b in school funding costs (Coach said $13.5b, but $6.5b is the actual amount), and the burden falls on taxpayers, many of whom have children in these harsh environments; an environment that currently ranks 40th in the nation in education. Listen as Coach implores parents to stand up and make their voices heard in unison and fight back against a derelict administration which has abandoned the futures of its students for money.