“When people show you who they are, believe them.” – Maya Angelou

On August 10, 2020, Reverend Dr. Jayme Mathias publicly reprimanded a specific Austin ISD employee in a board meeting, claiming that their actions forced four trustees not to seek reelection. He accused her of betraying the 21st Century Learning Environment plan and called her “Dr.  Jekyll and Ms. Hyde.”  This is a direct assault on her professional reputation with a widely recognized derogatory label.  All this is part of the official record. A link to the broadcast is attached here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ofvh9x8iQI

We the undersigned below call on you, the trustees and in particular the trustees who voted to close 4 schools for 21st century learning environments, to work to alter the official record. You should distance yourselves from these remarks and protect the reputation of the Board from the possibly aberrant acts of a single hostile board member.

Make your repudiation of this hostile act and the reckless actions of a trustee part of the official record too.

Do this as well to protect the independence and integrity of the equity office, to make it clear that the office can proceed with their research and arrive at their conclusions free of harassment by board members.

The undersigned,