A school district and community are rallying behind a high school principal who is making national news because of his race and a picture.
The hashtag #IStandwithDrWhitfield is all over Twitter these days, and Colleyville Heritage High School Principal Dr. James Whitfield says he's definitely feeling the love after everything that's happened.
Dr. Whitfield broke his silence after someone spoke out during a recent school board meeting, calling for him to be fired, claiming that he's pushing critical race theory.
Whitfield denies the claim and is angry the person was allowed to say his name publicly, which is in direct violation of public comment rules.
Now board president Jorge Rodriguez is out with a statement about what happened during that board meeting.
"While I and many others, including several district administrators, reached out to Dr. Whitfield personally after the meeting, it is important that as the Presiding Officer of the Board I acknowledge that I regret what happened at the July 26 meeting," Rodriguez said in his statement. "In GCISD, we value all of our employees and I do not condone the misuse of open forum for the airing of personal grievances against our staff. Furthermore, I will not allow these violations to happen at future board meetings."
Whitfield says Rodriguez isn't the only board member who has reached out to him.
"I've heard from five of the seven board members who have called and said, specifically, 'I've got your back. I support you,'" says Dr. Whitfield.
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