Morath Affirms Brownsville ISD Counselor’s Firing Over Daughter’s Altered Grades

Ruling: An ISD properly nonrenewed a high school counselor’s contract based on substantial circumstantial evidence that she altered grades so that her daughter would rank first in her senior class.
- Vanessa Chavez v. Brownsville ISD, No. 100-R1-05-2026 ($). Signed June 29, 2026, by Education Commissioner Mike Morath.
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