Petition filed for removal of CISD Board of Trustees member
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A group of local citizens filed a petition to have a member from the Canutillo Independent School District (ISD) board removed on Wednesday, May 22, according to court records obtained by KTSM.
The petition was filed Wednesday afternoon asking for the immediate removal of Armando Rodriguez from the CISD Board of Trustees due to his previous arrest record of driving while intoxicated in El Paso County, according to court records.
The petition states Rodriguez has been arrested at least three times for driving while intoxicated since his election into the board in 2005.
The petition also states that Rodriguez allegedly had his attorney try to expunge and clear his record so that the court records would be hard to find, according to court records.
The petition also gave a timeline of Rodriguez’s arrest, stating that his first arrest was on Sept. 26, 2013, his second arrest was around January 2015, and his third arrest was on Dec. 12, 2021.
The petition also states that after Rodrguez’s third arrest, he was required to have DWI supervision and a camera ignition interlock device installed in any vehicle that he currently drives, according to court records.
Rodriguez shared following statement with us on Thursday, May 23:
“The petition is a frivolous and meritless attempt by a sitting board member to attack my pro-public education stances. Ms. Breanne Barnes has asked her colleagues to file this ridiculous attempt at circumventing the people’s vote so that she can continue to push school vouchers, faith-based education and other anti-public education initiatives.
The group that filed the petition failed in their attempt to defeat the bond election and they are now resorting to theatrics to intimidate the district and reverse the will of the voters. It’s my hope that an impartial judge will respect the electors that selected me to serve.
I have been upfront about my legal issues and have worked to address them. I have not been convicted of any crime that merits my removal and I intend to continue to serve the children and taxpayers of Canutillo.”
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