New La Vernia ISD superintendent promises transparency and communication
LA VERNIA โ La Vernia ISD sits off U.S. Highway 87, east of San Antonio, in Wilson County. Both La Vernia ISD or the La Vernia police refused to comment on the allegations. La Vernia ISD opened to in-person learning on the first day of school with roughly 75 percent of the enrolled students face to face. Integrity, transparency and communication are the foundations to be successful at La Vernia, Cone said. โLa Vernia is a great place they have great kids a great staff and community, and good things are happening," he said.
Police, much like La Vernia ISD, decline to release records related to former superintendent
LA VERNIA, Texas โ The La Vernia Police Department on Monday declined to release copies of criminal complaints against Dr. Trent Lovette, the former superintendent for La Vernia Independent School District who resigned late last year while under investigation for inappropriate work behavior. La Vernia ISD yet to hand over text messages of former superintendent, despite AGโs rulingThe Defenders originally asked for preliminary information from the criminal complaints against Lovette last year, but officials in La Vernia said they never received the email because it was addressed incorrectly. The school district, through its attorney, has instead told KSAT 12 that the station must pay $1,621 to inspect the records, including paying a deposit of $810.50. KSAT 12 filed a complaint late last year with the attorney generalโs office, claiming the cost estimate to view the records is excessive. It is our intention to ensure all students feel comfortable and safe while attending La Vernia ISD and will always support students when they voice their concerns,โ said La Vernia ISD secretary Jeff Towns as he read from a prepared statement Nov. 18.
La Vernia ISD yet to hand over text messages of former superintendent, despite AGโs ruling
LA VERNIA, Texas โ Officials with La Vernia Independent School District have yet to hand over to KSAT 12 copies of text messages sent to and from its embattled former superintendent more than six weeks after the Texas Attorney Generalโs Office ordered them to do so. KSAT 12 filed a complaint late last year with the attorney generalโs office, claiming the cost estimate to view the records is excessive. State law allows public entities, such as La Vernia ISD, to charge for programming and manipulation of data if someone wants to conduct an in-person inspection of electronic records. It is our intention to ensure all students feel comfortable and safe while attending La Vernia ISD and will always support students when they voice their concerns,โ said La Vernia ISD secretary Jeff Towns as he read from a prepared statement Nov. 18. Embattled La Vernia ISD superintendent resignsLovette was placed on leave and then reinstated less than three weeks later in late 2018 after a separate investigation into his workplace behavior.
Embattled La Vernia ISD superintendent resigns
LA VERNIA, Texas โ Embattled La Vernia Independent School District Superintendent Trent Lovette will be stepping down, school board officials announced Monday night. The announcement came after school board trustees met in closed session to discuss Lovette's fate. No decision made regarding future of La Vernia ISD superintendent; Special meeting on WednesdayLovette has come under fire following a string of allegations of inappropriate work behavior in the past year. Most recently, Lovette was accused by a high school cheerleader of inappropriately touching her during a football game this season. It is our intention to ensure all students feel comfortable and safe while attending La Vernia ISD and will always support students when they voice their concerns,โ said La Vernia ISD secretary Jeff Towns.