It’s another day for problematic circumstances against DEI in the state of Texas.
A recent report from Billy Gates of NBC-affiliated TV station KXAN-TV said a parent is suing the Eanes Independent School District in Austin, accusing the district of being in “multiple violations” of the Texas Open Meetings Act “after hiring a diversity consultant.”
“In a lawsuit filed by Christie Oates, she said board members and superintendent Dr. Tom Leonard spoke secretly about hiring Dr. Mark Gooden, a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant,” Gates wrote. “Gooden, who was hired in Summer 2020, led a district-wide committee to help ‘create a shared understanding of DEI through racial equity leadership training to build capacity and support sustainability,’ among other goals.”
