Lubbock ISD’s Board of Trustees took time out of their busy schedule of self-congratulation to respond to a social media post pointing out that Superintendent Dr. Kathy Rollo’s state teaching certificate has been flagged by the Texas Education Agency. The district insists there’s absolutely nothing to worry about—because, apparently, this kind of thing just happens now whenever anyone files a complaint.
According to Board President Ryan Curry, Dr. Rollo told the board back in February that a complaint was coming, and they’ve all been cool with it ever since. The TEA, meanwhile, has been slow to review complaints because there’s been a “recent increase” in filings—translation: a whole lot of Texas educators have someone mad at them lately.
The district also emphasized that Rollo has been “transparent, honest, and forthcoming,” which is what you usually say when you’re trying really hard to convince people someone isn’t in trouble. The board says she has their “full support,” because of course she does—this is Lubbock ISD, where self-policing and mutual back-patting are basically extracurriculars.
So, nothing to see here—just your local superintendent with a flagged teaching certificate and a very understanding school board. Should we start a betting pool on whether the “review process” wraps up before graduation?
