LORENA ISD Scandal

Attorneys for the school district and Principal April Jewell argue they are “entitled” to depose a 10-year-old girl who was 5 when she was repeatedly...

Lorena Primary School Principal April Jewell sought to block parents’ access to documents from a TEA proceeding against her professional...

The Texas Education Agency asserts Lorena Primary School Principal April Jewell’s certificate should be revoked over her failure to protect pre-K...

The Fifth Circuit denied Lorena Primary School Principal April Jewell’s motion to dismiss, clearing the way for the lawsuit against Jewell and the...

At the Fifth Circuit, defense counsel argued that Principal April Jewell should not be liable for a teacher under her direction who victimized a...

SBOE member Pat Hardy told Lorena ISD trustees “the children need to have justice.”

Just because the district says it, doesn’t mean that it is true.

Amanda Gilmore said, “There’s a special place in Hell” for defenders of Lorena Primary Principal April Jewell.

Community members want Lorena ISD Superintendent Joe Kucera and Primary School Principal April Jewell held accountable.

Parents allege Principal April Jewell knew a pre-K teacher had inappropriately touched a third student.

The trustees' statement came a day after Lorena City Council rejected city board applicants labeled “adversarial” to the school district.

The community seeks accountability from district officials and Principal April Jewell.