Deion Sanders

Alleged Open Meetings Act violations, other troubles plague charter school

2014-05-02T15:36:21-05:00

By Brett Shipp WFAA Originally published May 1, 2014 FORT WORTH — For nearly two years, Deion Sanders' Prime Prep Academy has been plagued  by allegations of financial and academic mismanagement. Last fall, the Texas Education Agency opened an investigation. Yet, the state education commissioner now says it's too early to intervene. The last time WFAA checked in on Prime Prep Academy, the landlord at the Fort Worth campus was evicting the school for non-payment of rent. "Can you imagine that?" said landlord Bishop F.R. Mays. "Millionaires running out on the bill." Upset parents like Edna Philips, of Fort Worth, were pulling [...]

Alleged Open Meetings Act violations, other troubles plague charter school2014-05-02T15:36:21-05:00

Charter school board member sues, claiming open meetings violation

2014-01-14T23:31:12-06:00

By Jeff Mosier The Dallas Morning News Originally published Jan. 7, 2014 A Prime Prep Academy board member has filed a lawsuit accusing the board chairman and the school’s sponsoring nonprofit of violating state open meetings laws. The lawsuit, filed the week before Christmas, seeks to overturn the board’s votes to suspend executive director Kimberly Carlisle and to appoint former Dallas ISD trustee Ron Price as interim superintendent. Plaintiff Okey Akpom is also seeking up to $100,000 for several alleged violations, including meeting without a quorum and without proper notice. The charter school co-founded by football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders [...]

Charter school board member sues, claiming open meetings violation2014-01-14T23:31:12-06:00
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