Allen Gwinn 2008-05-09 05:59 DISD (Schools)
By KENT FISCHER / The Dallas Morning News
Dallas public school trustees and teacher representatives want to amend the district's student code of conduct to allow schools to punish students who falsely accuse teachers of inappropriate behavior.
Read Kent Fischer's story in the Dallas Morning News
skyline par-ent 2008-05-09 19:12
Shouldn't the "Trustee(s) (aka hypocrits) state: Dallas public school trustees and teacher representatives want to amend the district's (Trustee) code of conduct to allow punishment of (Trustee(s)) who falsely accrue tax funding for self profit and inappropriate or unethical behavior?
[Ed Note: Oooh... Scathing. And I know who this is aimed at. But I do want to say that Jack Lowe is one of the most ethical people we could have as a trustee. He is a true philanthropist and genuinely wants all students to succeed and excel. I don't believe that Jack would ever knowingly and purposefully personally benefit from his relationship or position in DISD.
Also, for the sake of clarification, Jack lives off of a fixed retirement. He makes no more money, nor less money whether or not TD Industries gets contracts with DISD or not. Jack has built his life around service to others, and he doesn't have to do what he does--for TD Industries or DISD.
I'll also say that I don't always agree with Jack. I've been on the receiving end of Jack's wrath on more than one occasion--and I think he believes this District would be better off without my comments and this website. Put another way: he's no fan of mine and he doesn't like what I do--not at all, not even just a little.
But I'll tell you this: it doesn't matter who or what you are. Jack has a strong conscience and a deep commitment to every kid in this District. He has a strong will to see every kid succeed, and I think it tugs at his heart strings when he sees failure.
All that being said, I believe that a stronger ethics policy is absolutely positively needed. Because, one day, we're not going to be dealing with a Jack Lowe. And if we don't do something about it now, we'll have yet another scandal to deal with later.]
