…a scandal within Lorena Independent School District. Parents filed a civil rights lawsuit against the district and Lorena Primary School Principal April Jewell in 2023 after their 5-year-old daughter was…
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Prosper ISD Parents Say Probe of Superintendent’s Sex Abuse Cover-up ‘Far From Over’
Prosper Independent School District announced that a state agency has closed its investigation into Superintendent Holly Ferguson’s handling of a sex abuse scandal involving a district bus driver. But parents…
Judge Rejects Immunity Claim of Lorena ISD Principal Who Ignored Teacher’s Sexual Abuse of 5-year-old Student
…parents of two Prosper ISD elementary school girls who were sexually abused by a bus driver for most of the 2021-22 school year without any district staff noticing. When the…
Two Years Later: A Prosper ISD Mom’s Story
Mother’s Day marked another somber anniversary in Prosper Independent School District. That was the day—two years ago, in May 2022—one Prosper mom learned that school bus driver Frank Paniagua had…
Prosper ISD Superintendent Holly Ferguson Under Investigation by Texas Education Agency
…other district officials. Past Coverage of Prosper ISD’s Sex Abuse Scandal: 8-26-22: Lawsuit Claims Prosper ISD Hushed Up Sexual Assaults by Bus Driver 8-30-22: Prosper Parents Unleash on School Board…
Texas Schools Fail to Report Educator Misconduct
…by their bus driver,” said Blachowski, referring to a sex abuse scandal and cover-up first exposed by media coverage of the victims’ lawsuit against the school district—months after district officials…
Parents Say Texas Needs an Inspector General for Public Education, Now
…One of the most notorious abuse cases happened in Prosper Independent School District where Blachowski lives. Two elementary school girls were sexually molested by their bus driver for months, and…
Texas Educrats Push Community Engagement at Convention
…building a pro-public school culture, and promoting/marketing districts. Legislative advocacy was another popular topic. School district officials also presented many of the workshops. Administrators from scandal-plagued Prosper Independent School District…
Predators in Government Schools: Danger and Corruption
…Doe, and Dennis and Linda Mason v. Denton Independent School District, Jame Wilson, Barbara Fischer, and Michael Pricer (Filed March 2013) John Doe v. Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Filed…
Prosper Coaches Arrested for Not Reporting Student’s Sexual Assault Allegation
Two coaches in scandal-plagued Prosper Independent School District are charged with failing to report a student’s claim that a fellow female athlete sexually assaulted three teammates at sleepovers during the…