Again, Tim…I understand your sentiment, but this is between the district and TMEA. Both parties are fully aware of everything that occurred and the quality of communication along the way. Something similar happened years ago with one of the individuals involved and their district. They ultimately had to go and hoped others would fight their battle for them while sharing pieces of information with those on the outside, but not all of the information…sound famikiar? Here we are again with others fighting the battle without all of the information. I find it interesting that both Jerry and Shawn pulled their posts around the same time. The post about Duncanville was not accurate and made their DFA, called out by name, seem like a fully culpable demon who lurks in the dark planning who to destroy next. That program will be fine and so will the other fine arts programs.

I think we all agree this is a RARE occurrence for TMEA. They have done so much for students over the course of the organization’s rich history. I gotta say Mike Howard did not deserve the thinly veiled suggestion of bias, etc.

Acting overly familiar with the entirety of the situation doesn’t help anyone. It is highly possible that TMEA’s response was not asymmetric, but fully in line with policy and how the district handled the situation.

I do agree that the kids suffered. I think pride and arrogance were the cause, not TMEA. If I don’t agree with a policy, I will honor it and work to address it through the correct channels.

If we are all being completely honest, I think we have seen this kind of hot-headed vitriol (I support the “small guy”/sanctimonious behavior) before from the same parties. Ever been canned by your school while at TMEA? The adults at Barbers Hill made the choices they made. With choices come consequences.

This may not be a popular opinion, but I fully support TMEA and trust the elected and hired individuals to do the right thing.