Lawsuit challenges decision to ban PSJA ISD trustee from the boardroom

Lawsuit challenges decision to ban PSJA ISD trustee from the boardroom

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Can a school district ban a trustee from the boardroom? After months of litigation, the 13th Court of Appeals may answer that question, which is a hot topic at school districts across the Rio Grande Valley. PSJA ISD censured Trustee Cynthia A. Gutierrez in June, when a majority of the school board reprimanded her for “prioritizing political gamesmanship and self-promotion over the District’s educational mission.”…