The forcible removal of school trustee Bernadette Nuttall from a school in her district is a new low for DISD. Dade Middle School is obviously a school in turmoil, with its fourth principal since 2012, its leadership team, and 10 of its 72 teachers replaced without any public explanation by Superintendent Mike Miles on Monday. As the elected representative of the public, Nuttall would have been irresponsible had she not visited the school and attempted to sit in on the reorganization meeting.
Even if Miles does have some policy or statutory authority, by what standard of good judgment did he order her removed? Tell me that the city manager would call the police to remove an elected council member from a meeting. Tell me that the headmistress of Hockaday would call the police to remove one of her board members from the campus.
Miles has gone off the deep end in his disrespect for an elected public official. His apology and, indeed, his resignation are in order.
John Fullinwider, Dallas