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Example video title will go here for this video. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Im gonna beat your ass.. Welcome to the Colleyville Heritage PTSA Facebook Page intended to keep our parents, teachers, and students current on upcoming events and opportunities CHHS PTA is a noncommercial, nonsectarian, nonpartisan association that does not endorse any candidate or political party. Mother and son had always been close, though. She stared at the label, trying to concentrate as her heart rate spiked. Bryan sat across from them, Lewis next to him. An 18-year-old man and a juvenile student are facing criminal charges after a handgun was found inside a student's car at Colleyville Heritage High School on Tuesday. Cunningham has apologized and said it was wrong to say the things he did, but I think anybody would have reacted the same way. It was too quiet, she says. The tough drug-testing program that Grapevine-Colleyville has adopted. Many in town obviously dont take the steroids problem seriously. Lewis asked that Beal call her back when his investigation was finished. She hurried downstairs and called the pharmacy at the nearby Walgreens. Lawmakers eventually passed House Bill 3979, which restricts how teachers can discuss current events, encourage civic engagement and teach about Americas history of racism. Its been a roller coaster for him, she says. 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. Read more about this topic: Colleyville Heritage High School, Athletics, And therefore, as when there is a controversy in an account, the parties must by their own accord, set up for right Reason, the Reason of some Arbitrator, or Judge, to whose sentence, they will both stand, or their controversy must either come to blows, or be undecided, for want of a right Reason constituted by Nature; so is it also in all debates of what kind soever.Thomas Hobbes (15791688), Bret Boone - Professional Career - Legacy -. As she waited, she overheard customers gabbing. James Whitfield at his home in Hurst on Sept. 16. Bryan may be able to help, but dont contact him at school. She worried he would be labeled a snitch if it became a public ordeal. At that moment, it didnt seem like an earth-shattering admission. Hes a happily married man. 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. Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Superintendent Robin Ryan announced Whitfield was being placed on leave in a message to parents Monday. 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. One of those parents complained. Since then, the district has stressed the move has nothing to do. 6 /10. Its bad enough they identified her as a cheerleader. Lewis made it clear that they could not take her son out of class to talk to him. They know.. . She asked the druggist to decipher the label for her. No real names, anyway. In early August, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD placed Whitfield on administrative leave. Lewis told Beal that her son had used steroids, that he obtained them from other kids on the team, that they got them from someone at the nearby Whataburger. Theres SO much, but I am beyond humbled by the kindness, support, love, & encouragement being shown to me and my family, he said in a tweet. Lewis was convinced the tiny bottle held heroin, unaware that most illicit drugs are not sold with pharmaceutical labels. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Dallas College. Here is a look at the Top 3 girls teams in Class 5A. Cunningham wants to know, Why now? That they will no longer give into that culture of forcing to assimilate and being ashamed of their identity," said student Sunehra Cowdhury. In two sentences, theyd given Bryan away., Patrick arranged the [steroids purchase] with a couple of phone calls, paying $200 to a varsity football player. I just want to get on with my life. Not their real names, of course. He loves his new school. 12. Then, two weeks later, Bryan left a movie theater on a weekend night. Can you hide it? and I asked, Why? Officers on the scene have "the individual involved detained.". I think its silly, I cant see why a husband and wife cant have a picture of them in a sweet moment, she said. He decided in the summer to concentrate on baseball. But the students at CHHS had obviously read the story. One of the students was detained on a charge of having a weapon in a place where its prohibited, police said. He hopes he starts, he says. Submission Deadline: 11/4/22. Theyre open late, they have cheap food, and theyre close by. He called a few buddies shortly before midnight and told them to meet him at Whataburger, one of the town hangouts. LIVE: Colleyville Heritage vs. Grapevine | 2023 High School Soccer - YouTube Premieres in 4 hours February 21 at 4:00 PM Rice Memorial vs. Colchester | 2023 High School Boys Basketball. I just wish everyone else would.. 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. People know each other. His resignation won't be official. Well, Im a friend of Coach Cunninghams. Heritage Elementary School 4500 Heritage Avenue Colleyville, TX 76034 Eagle 1991 507 Bransford Elementary School 601 Glade Road . RANKINGS star-telegram.com/article2703187 #txhssoccer "I chalk it up to educators are held to a different standard, unfortunately. Kids need us! the principal added. Aug. 5, 2021 In June 2019, shortly after James Whitfield, a Black educator, was hired as the principal of a middle school in Colleyville, Texas, an administrator with the school district. 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Skater punks, Bryan would call them. Even though it was approved by the district, the presentation was used to vilify my colleagues and me, he wrote. 562. Lesli Ware. But James Whitfield said he took it to mean the issue was he was in an interracial relationship. I am not the CRT (Critical Race Theory) Boogeyman. Lewis said she didnt want the schools help. Everyone would forget about it soon enough. This story has been shared 117,245 times. Colleyville Heritage High School is a public high school of the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District located in Colleyville, TX. Except for a few friends, he felt ostracized. She says she has had to endure the communitys anger despite what should have been ample vindication: the Dallas Morning News, in an ongoing and exhaustive investigative series, has proven that steroids use in North Texas high schools is greater than many want to believe. That they are able to hear and see the students. Then she reached inside and took hold of the vial. It was the right thing to do. Anna Caplan covers McKinney, Southlake, Grapevine and Colleyville. She checked the time. It was at this moment that I knew the attack that we currently endure, was coming., In a statement to KXAS-TV (NBC5), the district said the photos it received contained poses that are questionable for an educator, especially a principal or administrator. by Brian Lopez In June, Lewis scheduled to have her lawn mowed by a Mid Cities fireman who runs a small lawn-care company. Colleyville is a majority-white city with only 1% of residents identifying as Black or African American, according to census data. Cooper vs. Colleyville Heritage - Texas High School Girls Basketball mr buva 0 No views 52 seconds ago #highschoolbasketball Stream Here https://gametoday.hs-sport.live/highs. 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.. In a town like Colleyville, you cant tell anyone a secret you want kept. McClure said school officials held meetings and questioned students, but nobody admitted to using the muscle-building substances. Hes on his third cycle.. 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. Who knew? And it has nearly ruined their lives. Some parents learned about the photo incident when they read Whitfields account on Facebook. When Ted Beal answered his phone that morning, September 23, the nightmare began for the CHHS administration. and I asked, 'Why? Jones and Jacobson talked to others in Colleyville who were suspected users, and all denied it. You heard that story earlier tonight. 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 got out and starting jawing with him. Judges rejected so many of the girls that they did not have enough cheerleaders for a junior varsity squad this year. Instead, a car slowly inched into the space next to him. Arent they illegal now? 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. He had a Grapevine High School sticker on his car, so he didnt go to Heritage. 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. Sitting at her computer in her Mid Cities work cubicle, Lewis felt disheartened as she read the story. Lewis begged him to calm down. Twitter Fam, Youve probably seen #IStandwithDrWhitfield coming across your timeline, wondering what on earth is going on. Can you believe those boys using steroids? one asked. By now, she had revealed her identity in subsequent newspaper stories. The CHHS kids who posted to the Morning News steroids bulletin boards, saying everyone knew this was a problem, that it is still a problem. No one could see her talking to school officials. The tick-tock drama of Bryans story, that compelling personal narrative, the hour-by-hour recounting of his traverse from good kid to drug user, would elevate the series. "When a social media concern is brought to the attention of the district, we have a responsibility to review it. CHHS is a big school, with more than 2,200 students and an operating budget of $136.5 million for the past school year (although $44.1 million of that went to Robin Hood payments). And when he went to his truck after school, there was a sheet of notebook paper under his windshield wiper with one word scrawled across it: SNITCH.. But they would not be more specific. She knew he didnt mean that literally more than half the Colleyville football team was on steroids. GRAPEVINE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Dozens of students and parents rallied outside Grapevine-Colleyville ISD's school board meeting Monday night, August 23, to show support for Colleyville. About 20 showed up to the second meeting. It was all there. "The vast majority of people in that community, they know who I am. CHHS PTSA Reflections Chair. The man, Stetson Clark, narrowly lost a school board race in May to the incumbent, Becky St. John. I think its sweet. But if were really concerned about reputations here, whose reputation has been damaged more? She demanded to know why he was taking steroids. His friend stopped him. The paper sent a photographer, who took a picture of the vial of steroids, commonly known as Deca. And the story ran on the front page of the Courier on October 1, under a three-column headline that read: Steroid Use Suspected in Some Area Schools., The impact on the administration was less than shed hoped. They could not tell anyone her identityor else, as she put it, I will sue you. Given the extreme care administrators used with her identity in e-mail correspondence during the next few months (obtained by D Magazine), they took her threat seriously. He knows its just because she loves him, but, damn, so many other kids get away with telling white lies, staying out late. And during the second special session, lawmakers successfully passed Senate Bill 3, a more restrictive version of the House bill that will replace HB 3979 on Dec. 2. The school district announced Monday, August 30, Colleyville Heritage High Principal Dr. James Whitfield was placed on paid administrative leave. Devin Bryant, a senior at Covenant Christian Academy in Colleyville, says he was expelled for being gay and "evil." Principal Tommy Jeffrey doubles down on his decision, calls LGBTQ lifestyle non . McClure said the school began investigating the matter in October. This was so she could direct Lewis to the appropriate vice principal. SOUTHLAKE, Texas - Carroll ISD is punishing some students for an offensive video that shows a group of teens chanting the n-word. Ive moved on. James Whitfield, who was named Colleyville Heritage High School's first African-American principal in 2020, posted that during the July 26 board meeting, he was publicly named and accused of . I cant run from this. But she acknowledges that if shed known then how her city would turn against her, how her son would become ostracized by other kids, how her motives would be mocked on radio and television, how her actions would be second-guessed by police, it would have given her pause. He pulled forward into a parking space and waited on his friends, hoping everyone else would ignore him. We understand that members of our community have questions, but the District does not resolve personnel matters in the media. "But if it's not CRT for this group, it will be something else.". "That show of love and support is a signal for me that in some form or fashion, I've made an impact in their lives and that's what I'm here to do," said Whitfield. She said that many other football players were using them, and her son told her that, because many players knew about it, the coaches either knew and didnt care or didnt want to know so they didnt ask how players had made sudden increases in strength and size. Critical race theory, or CRT, is an academic discipline usually taught at the university level. No one has provided any evidence that Cunningham knew about the steroid use on his football team, and theres no evidence that Lori Lewis is a crazy mom. 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, 18-year-old man, student face charges after gun found in car at Colleyville Heritage High School, 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. ", "Anything that has to do with being inclusive, having a safe and nurturing environment for all students, they want to attach that to CRT, because it's the boogeyman buzzword of the day," added Whitfield. 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.