What does the Superintendent say?
In direct conversations with Superintendent Garcia he has admitted that EPISD numbers reported above are absolutely correct. In fact, the numbers are from EPISD files. He then says that ‘most of the students had been accounted for.’ Further, Board trustees have stated in various interviews that ‘we always room for improvement’ and that ‘right now, we are following the rules of the district.” What this means is that the Superintendent has “coded” students based on various classifications and has each one tracked in EPISD records. We do not believe that any interpretation of NCLB permits what is described below, and have requested that the U.S. Department of Education and US Justice Department, Division of Civil Rights investigate, document and prosecute any violations of law or regulations.
