A grand jury indicted the principals for allegedly using their school emails to encourage staff to vote for certain candidates in the March primary.
A woman holds a sign opposing school vouchers outside Denton Calvary Academy on March 27, 2023. Two Denton ISD principals have been indicted on allegations that they encouraged their staffs to vote against political candidates who support school choice.Two public school principals in North Texas have been indicted for allegedly using their school email accounts to urge staff to vote for certain political candidates in the March Republican primary election.
Lindsay Luján, Denton Independent School District’s director of special programs and principal of Alexander Elementary School, allegedly sent an email to school staff on Feb. 5 encouraging them to vote for Republicans who oppose school voucher programs, which would divert money away from public schools and give families taxpayer dollars to pay for their children’s private schooling.
Paxton’s office obtained an injunction against Denton ISD in March, ordering the district to not use any funds or resources to engage in illegal electioneering. Paxton obtained a similar injunction against Castleberry ISD as well as a restraining order against Frisco ISD. “This latest escalation in the campaign against educators and school employees fulfilling their duty to promote civic engagement and using their voices to highlight the high stakes for public education in our elections threatens to have a profound chilling effect in communities across the state,” the statement said.In a statement to the Denton Record-Chronicle, Julie Zwahr, a district spokesperson, said she could not comment on the principals’ employment status.
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