KATY, Texas (AP) — A school district west of Houston will pay more than $750,000 to its superintendent who’s resigning at the end of the year in the wake of allegations that he was a bully as a teenager.
Details of a contract released Friday by the Katy school district show Superintendent Lance Hindt will receive two years of pay upon his departure Jan. 1. He had announced his resignation a day earlier.
At least two people have described Hindt as a bully during his middle and high school years. One of them, a circuit court judge in Alabama, has said Hindt was a “vicious bully.”
Hindt has denied the claims but says he did “dumb things” prior to a religious awakening.
The school board his hired a law firm to represent Hindt against claims that it describes as defamatory.
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KATY, Texas (AP) — Officials in a sprawling school district west of Houston have hired a law firm to pursue a defamation case on behalf of the superintendent who’s been accused of being a bully as a teenager.
The Katy school board voted Thursday to hire the firm as counsel for the district and Superintendent Lance Hindt.
At least two people have described Hindt as a bully during his middle and high school years. One of them, a circuit court judge in Alabama, has said Hindt was a “vicious bully.”
Hindt has denied the claims but says he did “dumb things” prior to a religious awakening.
He announced Thursday that he’ll leave his post at the end of the year, saying the allegations have been difficult for his family.
Officials say he’s been the victim of a cyberbullying campaign.