Testimony Continues Wednesday On Fate Of Local Middle School

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(August 27, 2008)—Testimony continues for a second day Wednesday in state district court in Waco in a hearing on a lawsuit that will determine the fate of Waco’s low-performing G. L. Wiley Middle School.

The hearing started Tuesday morning, a little more than 12 hours after Waco School Board members voted 4-3 for a second time to close the low-performing school.

State District Judge Jim Meyers issued a temporary restraining order last week that allowed about 100 students to report to Wiley for the first day of classes Monday.

The school’s supporters are suing in an attempt to keep the doors open.

Six witnesses testified Tuesday including Wiley’s principal, Kermit Ward and WISD Board member Alex Williams, who voted against closing the school

Attorneys plan to call 14 more witnesses and the hearing is expected to continue until Thursday.

On Aug. 7, Waco School Board members also voted 4-3 to close the school after it received poor ratings for five straight years.

Students were transferred to other middle schools, and many evidently decided not to return to Wiley after Meyers temporarily barred the district from closing Wiley.

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Robert Scott had already given the school a one-year waiver to improve, but board members who supported closure cited the school’s declining enrollment and poor test performance.

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Posted by: I Feel Sorry for WACO on Aug 27, 2008 at 05:38 PM
Oh course we know stupied is what stupied does.I wish you had left your name when you wrote in Wilbert Austin's name so that there would be another lawsuit. HA,Ha, you only smell funny.

Posted by: Wilbert Austin Location: Waco on Aug 27, 2008 at 03:31 PM
" I pray dat de jurdge do uh keep uh Wiley open...."

Posted by: Me Location: Central Texas on Aug 27, 2008 at 12:21 PM
As someone else said, these children need to be transferred to the Cameron Park Zoo (so as not to disrupt other classrooms with their disrespectful/disruptive behaviors.)

Posted by: GodsWillBeDone Location: Waco on Aug 27, 2008 at 09:28 AM
Just want God's Will 2 b done so the children, the parents, the Staff/Administration, & the community can continue 2 prosper & thrive. Sometimes a closure or a change is a blessing in disguise. Most often when God performs His miracles, it's something Man couldn't fathom as a possibility, which is why it's a MIRACLE!! Because some want it open for their reasons, & some want it closed for their reasons, as always, God will have the final say & the final outcome!! So the answer from the courts still isn't necessarily a loss or a victory for either side bc GOD will put into place what He so desires 2 occur. I don't think anyone can argue w/that nor do I think u want 2! Let God do His work. The battle is not ours anyway!! Let God have His way, & 4 those who don't understand, ask God what I mean & He'll walk u thru a trial & show u!! I luv everyone no matter what the result b/c My God will provide REGARDLESS! We just have 2 do our part as concerned individuals for the commununity!

Posted by: RONNIE Location: WACO on Aug 27, 2008 at 09:27 AM
5 STRAIGHT YEARS OF BAD SCORES AND PEOPLE WANT TO CALL IT A RACIAL ISSUE. WAKE UP PEOPLE YOU WANT YOUR KIDS GOING TO A SCHOOL THAT DON'T MEET STATE REQUIREMENTS . WHAT HAPPENS TO THESE KIDS WHEN THEY MOVE UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHATS GOING ON. OH I KNOW THEN THEY JUST DROP OUT BECAUSE THERE IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE.GIVE IT UP WACO AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE KIDS.

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