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Kemp ISD denies state findings of bribery, intimidation, racism The district’s lawyer shifted blame to previous administrators and denied anonymous employee accounts. Kemp officials denied the state’s findings, appealing investigators’ recommendations that TEA remove the elected trustees and appoint managers to oversee the district.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) Kemp officials deny that there’s a case for the Texas education commissioner to take over the district and say an investigation calling for such a penalty was “one-sided.” The Dallas-area school district is facing sev...

Concerns of racist remarks, bribery, intimidation, toxic climate prompt a likely state takeover at Kemp ISD A state investigation found the board president frequently threatened violence and used racial slurs. A Kemp ISD board president Charissa Roberts, center, prepares to conduct a board meeting at the district's admin building in Kemp, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. A Texas Education Agency investigation revealed a toxic culture within the Kemp ISD board. The dysfunction often resulted in using racist slurs by board members, threatening staff and engaging in contract procurement violations.(Ben...