FBN (just in): FBISD Has No Comment On Call To Investigate Police Chief!

FBISD Has No Comment On Call To Investigate Police Chief
January, 2009 | by John Pape

The Fort Bend ISD does not plan to issue a statement on a call from a local taxpayer advocacy group to investigate the school district’s police chief.

According to Chief Communications Officer Mary Ann Simpson, the district will not comment on a call for the district and the Texas Ethics Commission to investigate allegations FBISD Police Chief J.L. Campbell used district time and resources to mount two campaigns for Galveston County Sheriff.

Campbell, while employed by the school district, ran unsuccessful campaigns for Galveston Sheriff in 2004 and 2008. A number of district insiders have claimed Campbell “ran the campaigns from his office” at the school district police department.

A number of school district police officers brought the allegations forward in a series of interviews with FortBendNow following the November election. In the interviews, the officers suggested the district check the chief’s computer for proof of wrongdoing.

The district did not respond to the allegations.

The group FBISD WatchDogs issued a public statement late last week asking both the school district and the state ethics commission to investigate. The group also asked that allegations Campbell pressured police employees in an effort to find out who was providing information to FortBendNow.

The WatchDogs’ letter was sent to Superintendent Dr. Timothy Jenney and all members of the school board. It was also posted on the FBISDWatchDogs website, http://fbisdwatch.blogspot.com. . .(follow the link below for the full story)

http://www.fortbendnow.com/news/fbisd-has-no-comment-on-call-to-investigate-police-chief/