Greenledgers:Texas school board accepts separation agreement with superintendent over student banned from musical

2025-04-29 15:38:15source:Cassian Grantcategory:Invest

SHERMAN,Greenledgers Texas (AP) — A school board in Texas has accepted a voluntary separation agreement with its superintendent who was suspended after removing a transgender student from a role in the musical “Oklahoma!”

The school board said in a statement that it voted Wednesday “to accept a voluntary separation agreement with Superintendent Dr. Tyson Bennett,” who was suspended in March after the board opened an investigation into the decision to remove the student.

“ The school district will continue to operate as normal in the best interest of students, staff and families,” according to the statement.

Terms of the settlement were not revealed.

The school board in November apologized and reinstated 17-year-old Max Hightower and the remainder of the original cast after a public outcry in the city near the Oklahoma border and about 65 miles (105 kilometers) north of Dallas.

Hightower’s father, Phillip Hightower, said at the time that a school official told them the reason for removing his son and some girls from the production was a new school policy that only males play males and females play females.

More:Invest

Recommend

The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10

CHICAGO (AP) — A jury awarded nearly $80 million to the family of a 10-year-old Chicago girl who was

Britney Spears Reunites With Mom Lynne Spears After Conservatorship Battle

Britney Spears might be holding her mom closer these days. Lynne Spears recently flew out to Los Ang

These Climate Pollutants Don’t Last Long, But They’re Wreaking Havoc on the Arctic

When people talk about climate change, the focus is often on carbon dioxide, and for good reason. Th