Millsap ISD Parents Demand Action After Superintendent and Educators Arrested for Child Abuse

Emergency School Board Meeting

• 📌 Parents of Millsap ISD gathered for a special meeting following the arrest of Superintendent Edy Martin and two educators.
• 🗣️ The arrests stem from a video allegedly showing misconduct by special needs educators against a 10-year-old autistic and nonverbal child.
• 📣 Parents expressed outrage and demanded accountability from the school board, with some stating they had previously warned against hiring certain individuals.

Educator Arrests and Charges

• 🚨 Superintendent Edy Martin is charged with failure to report with intent to conceal.
• 👩‍🏫 Special education teacher Jennifer Dale faces charges of official oppression.
• 👩‍🏫 Teacher assistant Paxton Bean is charged with official oppression and injury to a child.
• 📹 A parent, Jamie Riggs, stated she made a secret video because she knew proof was needed to address the issues in the classroom.

Calls for Accountability and Future Actions

• 🏛️ State school board member Brendan Hall called for the superintendent's removal and urged the board to restore community trust through accountability and transparency.
• ⏳ The school board adjourned to executive session and announced they would need to schedule another meeting to vote on the superintendent's future.
• 😠 This decision led to an outburst from parents, who promised to return in larger numbers for the next meeting to demand changes.