Cunningham has apologized and said it was wrong to say the things he did, but I think anybody would have reacted the same way. Going forward, Whitfield believes his work in education isnt done. But he doesnt like it., When her son talks, she stares at him intently, looking for signs that hes upset or angry. All students and staff are safe, the school . He hopes he starts, he says. Not quoted are the audible giggles of news anchor Gloria Campos: The mother who helped uncover the steroid use at Colleyville Heritage High School, Lori Lewis, is suing football coach Chris Cunningham. The titles in the list range from children's books and anti-bullying tips to novels that discuss racism and sexuality. Normally, the school dismisses at 4 p.m., a district spokesman said, but around 5:15 p.m. the district tweeted that it was doing a controlled dismissal of all students.. It was, 'Hey, I am trying to avoid any conflict. He received a disciplinary letter from the district a few weeks later and was placed on administrative leave soon after that. My mom catches me at everything, Bryan says. "I look at the picture, and I look at the words above it, and it says, 'Is this the Dr. Whitfield we want leading our schools?' Hes been up at his schools weight room with other athletes, cleaning the mats, spray-painting the weights, putting the gym junk away. I know that there's just so many people under these attacks and that's my greatest fear because this profession means so much to me, he said. Nov. 10, 20215 PM Central. She expected to hear from him in a week or so. Too many of them are, but this one certainly is. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Kids need us! the principal added. Lesli Ware. The high school has about 2,000 students in ninth through 12th grades. They asked Bryan to relive every detail. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas, Colleyville Heritage principal accused of teaching critical race theory put on paid leave, the principal and a crowd of supporters attended a school board meeting, multiple sources in the district have said, an incident in which a school administrator asked Whitfield to remove a photo of him and his wife, who is white, After call for his firing, Colleyville Heritage principal speaks about critical race theory claims, What we know after 3 children killed, 2 wounded at Ellis County home, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones defers comment on revival of sexual harassment lawsuit. Bryan had to lie, even to friends who sidled up to him in private and asked if he was the one. Our membership goal is 1 voice for every student! It didnt take long for more questions to come. She asked the druggist to decipher the label for her. Bryan never had to wonder whether his mom was engaged, as Dr. Phil likes to say. Good Lord, Lewis thought. While the status of this as an ongoing personnel matter limits the information that the District can disclose about the events leading up to this decision, the speculation and conjecture that surround these events warrant some additional context. Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Superintendent Robin Ryan announced Whitfield was being placed on leave in a message to parents Monday. Website. Read more about CRT here. That evening, she obsessed about its implication. He said he agreed to take some of the photos down. Perhaps it goes without saying but producing quality journalism isn't cheap. For Lori Lewis is, if not a pariah in Colleyville, a shamed woman in the eyes of many who believe her campaign has unfairly smeared its high school, coach, and football program. After months of trying, Jones and Jacobson finally interviewed coach Chris Cunningham, who declined to talk to D Magazine through a spokeswoman and through his lawyers. Catherine writes about breaking news, crime and the Dallas Zoo. Had it come to that? I just want to know, Why? Who knew? Colleyville Heritage High School 5401 Heritage Avenue Colleyville, TX 76034 P 817-305-4700 F 817-358-4765 Like Our Page on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Students were dismissed about an hour late Tuesday, the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District tweeted. Its a smart school, too, well above state and national averages in students ACT and SAT scores. He wrote that he cant ask others to speak up if he wont, and that being a school administrator does not take away my rights and ability to be human and defend myself.. Colleyville Heritage High School in Texas hosted controversial event. It was also about keeping up with bitter enemies from Southlake Carroll, Grapevine, Keller, all the schools on the schedule. The decision. Her son, a junior at Colleyville Heritage High School, had several such travel bags in his closet, but the others were all pressed flat, unused. I knew it as soon as I finished the story. Summarizing his defense, he finally blurted, Mom, the majority of the football team is taking them.. In December, however, nine students involved in football and other unspecified sports came forward and said they used steroids last spring. "His diversity efforts have just been amazing," said student Samantha Zelling, who took part in Friday's march and protest. They had the Courier article spread out, and several people were closely eyeing the photo accompanying the story. The school district announced Monday, August 30, Colleyville Heritage High Principal Dr. James Whitfield was placed on paid administrative leave. No, she said. He sold her the needles.. We will not sit silently while these individuals continue their bigoted attacks. Aria has interned at the Austin American-Statesman, the Texas Tribune and the El Paso Times. 5401 Heritage Avenue, Colleyville, TX 76034 . The CHHS teacher who cornered her in the parking lot after the second public hearing and told her many teachers supported her but were afraid to speak out. Opposition to critical race theory has become a rallying cry for Texas Republican leaders, who claim its indoctrinating students and teaching white students that they are racist. None of the individuals had weapons on them, but a handgun was found in one of the students cars, police said. Besides, she said. In June, Lewis scheduled to have her lawn mowed by a Mid Cities fireman who runs a small lawn-care company. It was early afternoon on Wednesday, September 22, and the Colleyville mother, after putting away the jeans, noticed a black leather bag. Mom, Im going over there. Whitfield is now speaking out about the incident and responding to what he claims are bigoted and racist attacks, including accusations that he is a proponent of critical race theory. What did you expect him to say? Were set to play more disadvantaged and diverse opponents Trinity. The story was long, one of several the Morning News would run that week concerning steroid use. Hes on his third cycle.. The school district has called the photos questionable for an educator, especially a principal or administrator, and they said it has nothing to do with race. August 30, 2021 / 5:42 PM I do miss some of my friends from Heritage, he says. The foursome scrambled back into their car and took off. You heard that story earlier tonight. A petition in support of Whitfield has hundreds of signatures, and he said he's humbled for the support he's received and regrets he held this in for so long. "Because of his extreme views I ask that a full review of Mr. Whitfield's tenure in our district be examined and that his contract be terminated effective immediately," said Clark, who lost a recent campaign to join the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD school board. Colleyville Heritage High School 5401 Heritage Avenue Colleyville, TX 76034 P 817-305-4700 F 817-358-4765 He had a Grapevine High School sticker on his car, so he didnt go to Heritage. It had absolutely nothing to do with race., The photo that aired in initial media reports was not the only photo that was received by the District, Kristin Snively, executive director of communications for the district, wrote in an email to The Dallas Morning News. He meant half the players who mattered were juicing. On July 31, Whitfield responded to the claims in a lengthy Facebook post. One section on the report's website was called "Colleyville Heritage's team secret". COLLEYVILLE The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Tarrant County on Tuesday requested a meeting with the civil rights office of the U.S. Department of Education to discuss the ongoing. THE SECRETARY AT COLLEYVILLE HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL asked Lori Lewis for her sons last name. "What he's done is said listen, we teach lots of different types of kids. We remain committed to providing a learning environment that fosters and encourages student academic and extracurricular achievement, Ryan wrote. I wish I had the conviction to say, No, Im not going to take it down thats a picture of me and my wife kissing on the beach. Hes a good kid. We hid the photo, no one from above ever mentioned anything else about it, but the damage was inflicted on us in profound ways. The Colleyville Heritage Steroid Scandal After finding steroids in her son's athletic bag in September of 2004, a Colleyville Heritage mom approached school administrators after. The Grapevine-Colleyville district has taken no action against the students and is reviewing school policies to determine whether disciplinary action will be taken, she said. He said the district wouldn't tell him why. I can control my kids, one parent said to her during the meeting. Then, two weeks later, Bryan left a movie theater on a weekend night. One day in the lunchroom, Bryan walked up to a group of students gathered around a table. MOM ON A MISSION: Lewis (left) admits that if she had known how her city would turn against her, how her son Bryan (right) would be ostracized, how her actions would be second-guessed by the police, it would have made her think twice. In GCISD, we calculate 3 different GPAs following the conclusion of each semester. It's something he and the district have denied. First, she noticed the syringes. Lawmakers eventually passed House Bill 3979, which restricts how teachers can discuss current events, encourage civic engagement and teach about Americas history of racism. All that stuff I could handle, and I do handle, she says. The students named an adult with no ties to the school as the source of the substances. By Hannah Natanson Photos and. Faking it wasnt easy. Its he and his beautiful wife, they have a beautiful family, Sunni Roppollo, who has children at Colleyville Heritage High, told KXAS, adding that there was no reason to censor him.I chalk it up to educators are held to a different standard, unfortunately. It was the right thing to do. Is Whataburger healthy? If you know that is on your trusted email list, contact your child's school office (Grade Level Learning Community, Building, or SLC) to have your email added to the system. But Colleyville police Detective Hillary Wreay said her department has received no information from the school on the alleged sale or distribution of steroids and has no investigation in progress. It was a football player. 4:25 PM on Mar 1, 2022 CST Updated at 8:58 PM on Mar 1, 2022 CST. It was the sort of breakthrough that could take a pointy-headed newspaper treatise and make it touch people, win awards, effect change. He is rubbing his hands while he talks, trying to get the grime off his fingers. ABSENCES. The story said one boy admitted to using them. The district had no additional comments Monday night because it is an ongoing personnel matter, a spokeswoman said in a prepared statement. GRAPEVINE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A high school principal at the center of a controversy in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is now on administrative leave. She laughs about it more than she complains. But on the other hand, if you can get a million-five from everyone who says youre a liar and youre crazy, then Im gonna get me a lawyer, and Im gonna be a rich man., EVERYONE IS MAD AT LORI LEWIS these days, either for suing the high school football coach or for not keeping her mouth shut in the first place. The vial had been photographed on Bryans glass dining room table, and the students were examining the fuzzy reflections in the glass to figure out whose house it was. He marched into his mothers room and paced in front of her. I just wish everyone else would.. 12. But that one sentence stuck with Lewis. Some parents from Colleyville Heritage learned of the photo incident after a lengthy social media post Whitfield made over the weekend about the accusations he's faced and the pressure he and his family have been under, including the frustration over the district asking him to take down the photo. ), & 6 (Mon.) Because even though Lewis did the right thing, and even though she took every measure to protect her sons identity when she made that call and then later took her story to the media, it is Bryan who ultimately paid the price for his moms principled stand. Lewis asked that Beal call her back when his investigation was finished. (Even though, technically, its in Euless.) Who is available? Colleyville Heritage High School Principal James Whitfield has faced sharp criticism from some parents who are accusing him of teaching critical race theory. Jones and Jacobson, sick that theyd inadvertently revealed Bryans identity, suggested that the papers lawyers could convince the school district to pay for Bryans tuition. COLLEYVILLE, Texas The embattled principal of Colleyville Heritage High School is expected to learn his employment fate this coming Monday. There were several long pauses, she says. , Chris Cunningham says hes trying to do something about the problem so it doesnt happen again. On February 4, the Morning News dropped that bombshell and used quotes and information from their interviews with Lewis and Bryan. It centers on the idea that racism is systemic in the nations institutions and that they function to maintain the dominance of white people in society. and I asked, 'Why? Only one. Show us with your support. Its been a roller coaster for him, she says. Colleyville Heritage High School Principal James Whitfield opened up in a lengthy Facebook post on July 31 about the incident from 2019 shortly after he had been promoted to the top post at the middle school. Colleyville Heritage High School Unclaimed. Admitted it months earlier, not long after the journalists had interviewed Coach Cunningham. They were changed to Patrick and Michelle. Not one day has gone by that I havent had to deal with this or talk about it to someone. Ironically, it was the place where hed purchased his steroids. No real names, anyway. As part of a settlement between Whitfield and the district, he will remain on paid administrative leave until then. McClure said no school officials have been implicated in the matter. SOUTHLAKE, Texas - Carroll ISD is punishing some students for an offensive video that shows a group of teens chanting the n-word. Like most teens, he acts blas, even when talking about how much he cant wait for college so I can get away from this town, all the crap thats gone on., Not that hes obsessing about it, either, he says. In May 2018, Dr. Ryan was named the 2018 Region XI Superintendent of the Year. COLLEYVILLE - Nine Colleyville Heritage High School students involved in football and other athletics have admitted to using steroids, district officials said Friday. People leave me alone. Since then, the district has stressed the move has nothing to do. Shows are now Feb. 3 (Fri.), 4 (Sat. When he decided not to play (and when he noticed acne on his back during the family vacation in Florida), he stopped. "The vast majority of people in that community, they know who I am. The University Interscholastic League, which sets rules for competition in Texas high school sports, has no policy on steroids. Who is available? Maybe he wont tell anyone.Then she read paragraph 33, which detailed Patricks efforts to have a woman buy his needles so he wouldnt arouse suspicion: The cheerleader went to a nearby Kroger supermarket. The professionally shot photos, which were provided to People magazine by the Grapevine-Colleyville school district, show the couple in an intimate pose on a beach. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and public relations. On the front page blared her sons story: Colleyville player says pressure to improve prompted steroid use.. James Whitfield chose to resign from his position as principal of Colleyville Heritage High School and the school board unanimously accepted on Monday. A wave of nausea swept through her. Whitfield wrote that the allegations were connected to a 2019 presentation he took part in as middle school principal on Breaking the Barriers that addressed peoples differences. Dude, I think thats your mom.. 535. She didnt believe it. 972-983-4822 cell. Lewis didnt want to confront Bryan in front of his friends. (CHHS officials declined to speak with D Magazine.) "It would be my hope that more rational minds prevail. "I chalk it up to educators are held to a different standard, unfortunately. She went to sleep thinking it was the right thing to do. Are ticket costs pricing Houston Astros fans out of Opening Day? In response to written questions from Jones and Jacobson, the district acknowledged that nine CHHS football players, eight seniors and one junior, had admitted to using steroids. An 18-year-old man and a juvenile student are facing criminal charges after a handgun was found inside a students car at Colleyville Heritage High School on Tuesday. The curriculum, an academic framework that says racism is a systemic problem perpetuated by government policies and institutions, is not taught in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, multiple sources in the district have said. Love will! The schools denial. Beal asked her to come into the school for a talk. RANKINGS star-telegram.com/article2703187 #txhssoccer For weeks, kids buzzed about who they thought might be the anonymous athlete caught using steroids. Tickets for cancelled shows will be honored at these performances. 817-305-4717. GRAPEVINE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A high school principal at the center of a controversy in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is now on administrative leave. 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Ive only chosen to speak out against baseless allegations after [the district] allowed a man to speak my name at the July 26 board meeting, he said. 562. Colleyville Heritage High School is the 235th largest public high school in Texas and the 1,266th largest nationally. Lewis said she didnt want the schools help. Rogers said the organization surveyed districts across the state in fall 2002 and asked whether they saw a need for rules on steroids or a program of steroid testing. Cunningham says one of the reasons he reacted the way he did, he was told that she was screaming at school officials and accusing him of condoning the steroid use. The tough drug-testing program that Grapevine-Colleyville has adopted. The students created a fake wall with the. It was too quiet, she says. I am not the CRT (Critical Race Theory) Boogeyman. I wonder who it was.. The decision to place Dr. Whitfield on administrative leave was not a result of statements made by members of the public, including those who spoke at recent meetings of the GCISD Board of Trustees. But no names were used. Dallas Cowboys want another playmaker on offense. Bryan understands, she says. Why should my kid be drug-tested just because you cant control yours?. At a time when newsroom resources and revenue across the country are declining, The Texas Tribune remains committed to sustaining our mission: creating a more engaged and informed Texas with every story we cover, every event we convene and every newsletter we send. We understand that members of our community have questions, but the District does not resolve personnel matters in the media. How did you get the syringes? We've received your submission. . Also in the post, the principal referred to an incident in which a school administrator asked Whitfield to remove a photo of him and his wife, who is white, from his Facebook page. While at UT, Catherine served as managing editor of The Daily Texan, UT's student paper, and interned at the Texas Tribune and Houston Chronicle. He wants to play wide receiver. James Whitfield - Colleyville Heritage High Principal (CBS 11), Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Releases New Statement On Decision To Put Principal James Whitfield On Paid Administrative Leave. That person was reported to the Colleyville police, she said. I showed it to my wife, who immediately begins to well up with tears," he said. If a student must be absent from school a parent should call or email the school Attendance Office, the day of the absence, to report the student's name and the reason. Brings new meaning to the phrase Sunday Funday. I am the first African American to assume the role of Principal at my current school in its 25-year history, and I am keenly aware of how much fear this strikes in the hearts of a small minority who would much rather things go back to the way they used to be, he wrote. She demanded to know why he was taking steroids. 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Whitfield's status with Colleyville Heritage High School is expected to be decided at a Monday school board meeting. Public school 1,974 Students Grades 9-12. My friends are used to it. Colleyville Heritage High School (TX) Varsity Basketball Colleyville Heritage Panthers Varsity Boys Basketball Colleyville, TX 22-23 V. Basketball Home Schedule Roster Standings Rankings Photos Videos News More / Colleyville Heritage High School Basketball Colleyville Heritage Basketball OVERALL 22-10 0.69 Win % DISTRICT 9-5 4th in District "If they do proceed with firing him, I hope the administration knows that these people aren't going anywhere," fellow student Sunehra Chowdhury said of the students who walked out of class. THOSE WERE THE GROUND RULES, never in question, always understood. 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Three of his best friends have transferred to it in the past few years, so he has his core group of buddies together. When Bryan got inside, Lewis pointed the bottle at him. In Colleyville, there are four places where kids usually hang out after dark: Whataburger, Taco Bell, Sonic, and Wendys.
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