versus elementary school principal A Texas company was indicted last month on election fraud charges for allegedly sending emails to employees urging them to vote for a particular candidate in the Republican primary.
The case involves 33-year-old Jesus Lujan and his 36-year-old wife Lindsay Lujan. The couple are principals at another elementary school in Denton ISD, located 40 miles northwest of Dallas.
In February, the Lujans sent an email from their school’s official account to their respective staff asking them to vote for candidates who support public education and oppose school choice, one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s centerpiece issues. I urged him to do so. This semester. At least one of their emails linked to his website, which evaluates candidates based on support for public schools.
a copy A leaked email apparently written by Mrs. Lujan encourages faculty and staff to take time off from work to vote in the Republican primary. “Our goal is for 100% of her Bowman employees to vote because it’s so important,” she allegedly wrote, although Bowman is the name of her husband’s school.
KDFW video screenshot
“Texas always tends to elect Republicans, so we want to let the party know through our primary vote which issues we care about most and how we feel about them.” ” the husband allegedly wrote in another email.
KDFW video screenshot
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Principals have sued the Denton School District, accusing them of engaging in illegal election interference. “Government officials around the world must prevent school districts from influencing or coercing their employees to vote a certain way, especially when districts use taxpayer dollars and resources to vote. You know that I intend to use every legal remedy available to me to do so,” Paxton said. statement. “Our elections must be fully protected from any unlawful interference.”
The following video shows an older section of KDFW regarding the lawsuit.
Paxton and Denton ISD reached a settlement in the case on Feb. 22. The settlement then paved the way for possible criminal charges against his two principals, which were filed last Tuesday.
The Lujans are each charged with unlawful use of an internal email system for political advertising, a class A misdemeanor. If convicted, he faces up to one year in prison and a $4,000 fine. Lindsay Lujan’s hearing is scheduled for May. Her husband will have a hearing next month.
Sara Gonzalez, host of BlazeTV’s “Sarah Gonzalez Unfiltered,” cheered the decision to take action against school districts and administrators who are “knowingly breaking the law.” “For too long, teachers unions have considered themselves untouchable, free not only to indoctrinate children into extremist cults, but now to vote for their own interests even though they know they are breaking the law. “I have always believed that it is possible to blatantly interfere in the future,” she said in a statement. Statement to Blaze News. “I commend Attorney General Ken Paxton for holding Denton ISD accountable.”
But the American Federation of Teachers of Texas, the union supporting the two administrators, denounced the charges as a “politically motivated legal attack.” Texas said, “The recent escalation of campaigns against educators and school officials who are fulfilling their duties to promote civic engagement and using their voices to highlight the high stakes of public education in elections has “This could have a serious chilling effect on the entire community.” The AFT statement said:
The school district did not comment on the couple’s employment status, but issued a statement about the incident in general. “As we have stated previously, we agree that election laws should be followed,” district spokeswoman Julie Zwar said.
“Our school board of trustees adopted board policies on election and campaign ethics in 2018 and 2021, and we annually communicate these policies to all trustees and administrators. It is our expectation that these policies will be followed.”
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