Reopening Lamar Elementary is a political favor, not a public good

Reopening Lamar Elementary is a political favor, not a public good

By Daniel CallThe recent El Paso Independent School District school board meeting was nothing short of surreal. In the middle of a projected $31 million shortfall for next budget year, board President Leah Hannany and her allies pushed forward a proposal to reopen one school — Lamar Elementary — at a cost of $3.2 million per year. Daniel CallThis vote was taken without a staff presentation, without updated data and without a coherent financial p…