Little Elm Mayor and district superintendent address Friday confrontation between police and student

[TexasTowelie]

Little Elm ISD Superintendent Daniel Gallagher issued a statement the evening of Nov. 21 regarding a confrontation between student protesters and police that led to the arrest of four Little Elm High School students on Nov. 19. The next day, he and Little Elm Mayor Curtis J. Cornelious released a joint video statement addressing the incident.

“What led to Friday's student protest hits us at the core of who we are, and we have to find a way to restore the trust you need in order for all of us to move forward,” Gallagher said Sunday night. “Your questions, thoughts and concerns are very important to me. I have heard and read each of them, and I can feel your pain. I am a parent as well who knows how important it is that our children feel safe, valued and heard. I will be as transparent as possible, but due to federal privacy laws we are restricted on providing certain details related to students. With that said, I want to assure you that our board of trustees, district administration and the administration at Little Elm High School are focused on student safety and restoring public trust.”

In the statement, Gallagher announced a “listening session” at the Little Elm High School auditorium on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. He also said the district would create a committee to review and investigate student reports of sexual misconduct and review the allegations of sexual assault that led to the student protests the morning of Nov. 19.

Gallagher added that the confrontation – which escalated as police maced and shot stun guns at least one student demonstrator – would be investigated next week by the Little Elm ISD Safety and Security Committee. Furthermore, the district announced Wednesday that it is seeking community volunteers to comprise an “independent review committee” tasked with oversight into the incident, which is scheduled to meet at the Zellars Center for Learning and Leadership on Dec. 7.

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[The Jungle 1]

1. Police need independent public review committees in every community.

Kill qualified immunity.

[BlueTexasMan]

2. Instant greening

The police are making students into rebels with their heavy handed tactics. This is what Dick LeClair called " Instant greening" back in the sixties when police clubbed an innocent bystander walking down the sidewalk adjacent to a student protest. I would suggest increasing the training budget for the police leaders to include some psychological training.