TEXAS — Signature gathering was still underway during Thursday afternoon pickup at Webb Middle School. It’s one of two campuses included in a petition to close the schools.
Both Burnet and Webb middle schools received five consecutive “F” ratings, which could trigger state intervention for the entire district.
In September, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson put forth the idea of what the Texas Education Agency (TEA) calls a Parent Petition for Action as a way to keep the district from state intervention…