Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Superintendent Robin Ryan announced Whitfield was being placed on leave in a message to parents Monday. She wants a million-five. 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. In hindsight, of course I should have just called them. 5401 Heritage Avenue, Colleyville, TX 76034. But on the other hand, if you can get a million-five from everyone who says youre a liar and youre crazy, then Im gonna get me a lawyer, and Im gonna be a rich man., EVERYONE IS MAD AT LORI LEWIS these days, either for suing the high school football coach or for not keeping her mouth shut in the first place. I wanted to protect him. He came at him againObviously, Bryan says, this kid did not know how to fightand this time Bryans punch knocked him to the ground. CNN A high school principal in North Texas who was placed on leave after being publicly accused of promoting critical race theory has agreed to leave his role. Colleyville Heritage High School (TX) Varsity Basketball Colleyville Heritage Panthers Varsity Boys Basketball Colleyville, TX 22-23 V. Basketball Home Schedule Roster Standings Rankings Photos Videos News More / Colleyville Heritage High School Basketball Colleyville Heritage Basketball OVERALL 22-10 0.69 Win % DISTRICT 9-5 4th in District I think it's silly, I can't see why a husband and wife can't have a picture of them in a sweet moment.". Colleyville Heritage High School Unclaimed. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Woman in viral pizza rant now facing ethnic harassment charges, Murdaugh Judge Clifton Newman: From segregated schools to the best we want in our jurists, NYC DOE probing anti-white texts linked to black superintendent, Black children attack, force white kids to say Black Lives Matter at Ohio school: video. The photos were from an anniversary trip. Meanwhile, a petition in support of Whitfield has garnered hundreds of signatures, and he said hes humbled for all the support hes received. His decision. Hes not even playing football this year. 562. Sitting at her computer in her Mid Cities work cubicle, Lewis felt disheartened as she read the story. That Friday after the story had come out, near midnight, Bryan got a call on his cell phone. As a new campus principal, we wanted to provide a smooth transition for Dr. Whitfield to Heritage Middle School, which is why we advised him of the concern and made a request for the photos to be taken down from Facebook.". Some parents learned about the photo incident when they read Whitfields account on Facebook. 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. Overall Score 89.05 /100. Not one day has gone by that I havent had to deal with this or talk about it to someone. My mom catches me at everything, Bryan says. The 18-year-old was arrested on charges of trespassing on school grounds and having a weapon in a place where its prohibited. I dont think that was crazy.. Show us with your support. We need to make sure we're providing a healthy environment for all of them. Beal said she was not cooperating. Are ticket costs pricing Houston Astros fans out of Opening Day? She went to sleep thinking it was the right thing to do. I am not the CRT (Critical Race Theory) Boogeyman. "I think it's sweet. It was, 'Hey, I am trying to avoid any conflict. 972-983-4822 cell. 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. Colleyville players admit to briefly using steroids, Mayor: HISD has two optionsclose school or be taken over, Rare photos show 2 ocelots crossing South Texas road, Eric Gordon trade looking better and better for Houston Rockets, Willie Nelson pays lovely tribute to another country legend, Hiker takes 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo at Brazos Bend State Park, This Texas Hill Country town is the new, cooler Fredericksburg. Who knew? The school became the focus of national attention during a 2005 steroid scandal involving multiple student-athletes. Critical race theory is a way of thinking about Americas history through the lens of racism. They werent snitches. She knew it would have to be this way. Theyre open late, they have cheap food, and theyre close by. "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. Oh, yeah, some of them are still doing it, Bryan says. Colleyville Heritage High School Principal James Whitfield has faced sharp criticism from some parents who are accusing him of teaching critical race theory. During the following months, the reporters put together their package of stories. I look at the picture, and I look at the words above it, and it says, Is this the Dr. Whitfield we want leading our schools? I showed it to my wife, who immediately begins to well up with tears, said Whitfield, adding that he took it to mean that he was being criticized for being in an interracial relationship. Who is available? [2] Colleyville Heritage High School celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2006. reflections@chhsptsa.org. Where were you when you first injected them? Can you hide it?' Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District. We've received your submission. 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. Lewis was dumbfounded. It would be my hope finally someone listens to the students because ultimately that's who we're here to serve. Maybe he wont tell anyone.Then she read paragraph 33, which detailed Patricks efforts to have a woman buy his needles so he wouldnt arouse suspicion: The cheerleader went to a nearby Kroger supermarket. On the front page blared her sons story: Colleyville player says pressure to improve prompted steroid use.. And while her son was fighting his battles, Lewis was fighting hers. Beal asked her to come into the school for a talk. Ive told you everything I know. His friend stopped him. Hed been playing sports in Colleyville since tee ball at age 4, and through select baseball and Pee Wee football, all the way through this, his junior year, shed attended every game. Its why she doesnt let me talk to, or even see, her husband and younger daughter. "I chalk it up to educators are held to a different standard, unfortunately. Going forward, Whitfield believes his work in education isnt done. Aria has interned at the Austin American-Statesman, the Texas Tribune and the El Paso Times. Since then, the district has stressed the move has nothing to do. Cunningham wants to know, Why now? The parents shes known since Bryan played tee ball with their kids a dozen years ago ignore her. According to their story, Cunningham went on a 15-minute rant and blamed the then-unidentified mother for creating this problem. 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. James Whitfield, principal of Colleyville Heritage High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, was placed on paid administrative leave in late August, a month after a former school board candidate . Only a worried mom and a kid who felt he owed it to her to fess up, do the right thing, be a man. Attendance Clerk. Its a stupid lawsuit. 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.. Her son, a junior at Colleyville Heritage High School, had several such travel bags in his closet, but the others were all pressed flat, unused. But the moms wouldnt tell the other moms about it, because they want their kid to have an edge. It's he and his beautiful wife, they have a beautiful family," said Sunni Roppollo, who has children at Colleyville Heritage High. Were set to play more disadvantaged and diverse opponents Trinity. I do miss some of my friends from Heritage, he says. Gregg Jones and Gary Jacobson sat at Lewis kitchen table, in her upper-middle-class, redbrick home, on a quiet street in Colleyville, and grilled the mother and son for hours, during several interview sessions. Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond. It was too quiet, she says. In June, Lewis scheduled to have her lawn mowed by a Mid Cities fireman who runs a small lawn-care company. Whether the district acted over concerns from parents over racial issues or the way the couple was posed, Roppollo said there was no reason to censor the principal. In May 2018, Dr. Ryan was named the 2018 Region XI Superintendent of the Year. Dallas, Texas 75201. You heard that story earlier tonight. So I wouldnt feel comfortable mowing your lawn.. James Whitfield, 43, principal at Colleyville Heritage High School, has been placed on leave by the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD after being accused of teaching critical race theory at his. An 18-year-old man and a juvenile student are facing criminal charges after a handgun was found inside a students car at Colleyville Heritage High School on Tuesday. All that stuff I could handle, and I do handle, 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. They were identified merely as the athlete and his mother.. The CHHS teacher who cornered her in the parking lot after the second public hearing and told her many teachers supported her but were afraid to speak out. Students at Colleyville Heritage High took the theme and ran with it in a Donald Trump-esqe direction before a game against Trinity High in Euless. Dr. James Whitfield, the former principal at Colleyville Heritage High School, filed a $250,000 defamation lawsuit against Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District and board member Tammy . He received a disciplinary letter from the district a few weeks later and was placed on administrative leave soon after that. In his post Saturday, Whitfield explained that the photos were taken a decade ago during their 10-year anniversary in Mexico. But you figure theres a problem at the school, you call the school. All students and staff are safe, the school . 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. Eric Celeste is the editor at Spirit, the inflight magazine of Southwest Airlines. Lewis didnt want to confront Bryan in front of his friends. She knew the pettiness would get worse once she filed the lawsuit. 750 North St.Paul St. He meant half the players who mattered were juicing. "I wish I had the conviction to say, 'No, I'm not going to take it down; that's a picture of me and my wife kissing on the beach; there's no reason for me to take this photo down.'". She has begun to work with Don Hooton, the Plano father whose 17-year-old son committed suicide in July 2003 because of his steroids-induced depression, to raise steroid awareness and stiffen national testing laws. The curriculum, an academic framework that says racism is a systemic problem perpetuated by government policies and institutions, is not taught in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, multiple sources in the district have said. Admitted it months earlier, not long after the journalists had interviewed Coach Cunningham. The man, Stetson Clark, narrowly lost a school board race in May to the incumbent, Becky St. John. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Live. Updated at 1:12 p.m. Wednesday with details throughout. All four got out of the car. That evening, she obsessed about its implication. In a Sept. 1 written statement the district said: "The District has received numerous questions regarding the decision to place Dr. James Whitfield on paid administrative leave. Colleyville is a Yuppie burb, sure, with a median home price of $335,000, but it is affluence packed on top of a former tiny farming community, a fine cloth draped over an old couch. School would be out soon. Update: Revised at 9 p.m. with more information. (Even though, technically, its in Euless.) Colleyville Heritage, however, is the first school in the state to have multiple students admit to using steroids, said Kim Rogers, spokeswoman for the University Interscholastic League. She didnt feel proud that shed proven the school wrong. Lt. Gov. Lewis made it clear that they could not take her son out of class to talk to him. His resignation won't be official. It didnt take long for more questions to come. A few parents blamed Lewis for making this an issue. Thank you for spreading love! The Grapevine . "The only mention we make is a warning on health effects on our Web site," she said. In the minds of many, she carries with her the scarlet S affixed to those in small towns, suburban or rural, who dont honor the sanctity of high school football: snitch, squealer, sinner. She didnt take long to make her decision: Bring it on.. When Lori Lewis learned that many players on her sons Colleyville Heritage football team were using steroids, she blew the whistle. We understand that members of our community have questions, but the District does not resolve personnel matters in the media. She is suing the coach and the school district for $1.5 million because Cunningham said Lewis was a liar and crazy in an interview with the News. He talked quickly, stumbling over his words, trying to explain his reasoning. Then, one evening the Courier reporter called Lewis and asked if he could pass along her phone number to two reporters with the Dallas Morning News who were working on a series of stories examining steroid use in high schools all across North Texas. Hed only used them for a short while at the end of his sophomore year, when he wanted to make the varsity team as a junior. 5401 Heritage Ave. Colleyville, TX 76034-5919. Colleyville Heritage High School 5401 Heritage Avenue Colleyville, TX 76034 P 817-305-4700 F 817-358-4765 Like Our Page on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Anna Caplan, Special Contributor. This was so she could direct Lewis to the appropriate vice principal. Never missed one, she says proudly. Under mounting pressure from district officials, local and national media, and law enforcement, a total of nine other CHHS athletes confessed to use of steroids and other PEDs. 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). The Colleyville Heritage Steroid Scandal After finding steroids in her son's athletic bag in September of 2004, a Colleyville Heritage mom approached school administrators after. NO NAMES. He looked online and immediately saw a photo of him and his wife on the beach -- a photo shot by a professional photographer on their anniversary. Last Monday, August 23, students gathered at a school board meeting to express their support for Whitfield. There were four teenagers inside, two in the front seat, two in back. Its he and his beautiful wife, they have a beautiful family, Sunni Roppollo, who has children at Colleyville Heritage High, told KXAS, adding that there was no reason to censor him.I chalk it up to educators are held to a different standard, unfortunately. Hes a happily married man. The 18-year-old, who is not a student, and two juvenile students were located inside the school, police said. He called a few buddies shortly before midnight and told them to meet him at Whataburger, one of the town hangouts. Besides, she said. Bryan sat across from them, Lewis next to him. Hes not happy that Im still talking to the media. No one could see her talking to school officials. Whitfield is now speaking out about the incident and responding to what he claims are bigoted and racist attacks, including accusations that he is a proponent of critical race theory. Keeping Score: FC Dallas lights up the sky and the net on 80s night vs. LA Galaxy, 71-year-old man with dementia missing in Fort Worth, Expect mostly sunny skies this weekend after severe weather hits North Texas, Keller ISD teacher says school administrators asked him to remove Black Lives Matter banner in classroom, 'If I fold, what do they have left?' No, it didnt. I know that there's just so many people under these attacks and that's my greatest fear because this profession means so much to me, he said. Contact info. 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. Because the use took place away from school and in the off-season, when it was not related to a school activity, it is unclear whether any school policies have been violated, McClure said. If my house was on fire, would you put it out? she asked. Ironically, it was the place where hed purchased his steroids. I am the first African American to assume the role of Principal at my current school in its 25-year history, and I am keenly aware of how much fear this strikes in the hearts of a small minority who would much rather things go back to the way they used to be, he wrote. Butbefore he could pop open the champagne his boss called and asked him to check his email. ON FEBRUARY 12, A SATURDAY, LEWIS WALKED into a salon to have her hair done. As the editorial note at the storys end explained, She and her son feared retaliation from other Colleyville athletes, coaches, and parents. According to state test scores, 55% of students are at least proficient in math and 77% in reading. Except for a few friends, he felt ostracized. When the kids get to middle school, a lot of them go to sports camps in the summer to improve. Not Lewis. Thats it? In a letter to parents Monday, Superintendent Robin Ryan wrote that Whitfield has been placed on leave but that he would not go into the specifics because it is a personnel matter., Whitfield, the schools first Black principal, told The Dallas Morning News on Monday night that he was told he was put on leave indefinitely because the superintendent has determined that doing so is in the best interest of the District.. The district told WFAA again Friday that the decision has nothing to. Catherine Marfin, Breaking News Reporter. One of the students was detained on a charge of having a weapon in a place where its prohibited, police said. It was at this moment that I knew the attack that we currently endure, was coming, the principal wrote on Facebook. Youget home! she told him. They said, Could you take it down? Lori Lewis carried a pair of her sons jeans into his closet. That person was reported to the Colleyville police, she said. Oh, no. "As this is an ongoing personnel matter, we will not comment further. "It would be my hope that more rational minds prevail. Faking it wasnt easy. I cant run from this. In February 2005, The Dallas Morning News published an in-depth report entitled "The Secret Edge", a look at the topic of steroids in high school sports. No real names, anyway. They would cooperate fully with the News reporters, but they wouldnt give anyone up. I thought, Wow, that didnt work. Scholars developed it during the 1970s and 1980s in response to what they viewed as a lack of racial progress following the civil rights legislation of the 1960s. The coach, Chris Cunningham, denied the accusations in reports published at the time and said he was adamantly against steroids. The students named an adult with no ties to the school as the source of the substances. Website. Check to be sure that email from abi@luhsd.net will come through. Whitfield's wife Kerrie said she took the photo to mean a black man with a tattoo on his arm was inappropriate. But as Lewis read it, she found something horrible. He decided in the summer to concentrate on baseball. She laughs about it more than she complains. GRAPEVINE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A high school principal at the center of a controversy in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is now on administrative leave. Dallas Cowboys want another playmaker on offense. MOM ON A MISSION: Lewis (left) admits that if she had known how her city would turn against her, how her son Bryan (right) would be ostracized, how her actions would be second-guessed by the police, it would have made her think twice. She said it to calm her son. Aria writes about breaking news. This is how competitive it is in this town, Lewis says, smiling. I wish I had the conviction to say, No, Im not going to take it down thats a picture of me and my wife kissing on the beach. 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. People leave me alone. Im going to fight him.. I think its sweet. 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. Colleyville Heritage High School is the 235th largest public high school in Texas and the 1,266th largest nationally. It was from the Grapevine-Colleyville school district. Whats wrong with the picture? It was, Hey, I am trying to avoid any conflict, he told the station. They asked Bryan to relive every detail. Ranking weighted 4.0 GPA* (includes only Core, LOTE, and AP courses in GPA calculation), 2. Who is available? State Rep. Matt Krause of Fort Worth, who is running for state attorney general, recently launched an inquiry into the types of books students can access in Texas schools, which included an 850-book list. GreatSchools Rating 5 reviews Awards Public school 1,974 Students Grades 9-12. But James Whitfield said he took it to mean the issue was he was in an interracial relationship. I just wish everyone else would.. Summarizing his defense, he finally blurted, Mom, the majority of the football team is taking them.. No, she said. Colleyville Heritage High School Principal James Whitfield has faced sharp criticism from some parents who are accusing him of teaching critical race theory. The driver, the stockiest of the bunch, rapped on Bryans window. But I didnt want any of this for Bryan, Lewis says. Catherine writes about breaking news, crime and the Dallas Zoo. Bryan never had to wonder whether his mom was engaged, as Dr. Phil likes to say. Kids had easy access to steroids, athletes were using them, and high school administrators were in denial. I'm ready to turn that next page, Whitfield told The Texas Tribune on Wednesday. In GCISD, we calculate 3 different GPAs following the conclusion of each semester. Whatever. 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. The professionally shot photos, which were provided to People magazine by the Grapevine-Colleyville school district, show the couple in an intimate pose on a beach. By midweek, Bryan couldnt take the whispers and the barely contained seething of the football players. 12. Lewis wanted to get up and walk out, but she stayed put, stayed silent. Its bad enough they identified her as a cheerleader. She didnt believe it. By about 6 p.m., all students had been dismissed and all buses had left the campus, according to the school district. I love them, they love me," Whitfield said in an interview with WFAA's Jason Whitely on the same day the students walked out of school to support him. She told the pharmacist she needed to vaccinate a horse. She tries to focus on the things shes helped accomplish. Lesli Ware. Even though it was approved by the district, the presentation was used to vilify my colleagues and me, he wrote. Perhaps that would spur someone to investigate the problem more aggressively. Brings new meaning to the phrase Sunday Funday. The Colleyville kids rarely venture far from home. She makes mention of that one time someone said or did something to her daughter relating to the steroids backlash, but when I ask about it, she says she wont talk about it.
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