Humble (Texas) ISD has agreed to a $750,000 settlement with a former employee who filed a Title IX complaint against former superintendent Elizabeth Fagen’s husband, then athletic director Troy Kite, for fostering a toxic work environment.
As reported by the Houston Chronicle, the district launched a months-long investigation into Kite in August 2023, after one of his employees filed the complaint against him. An independent law firm recommended that Humble ISD terminate Kite after concluding that he had violated Title IX.
Per the reporting of Ashley Soebroto and Elizabeth Sander, in May 2025, the employee sued Humble ISD, Kite, Fagen and several trustees for sex discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation for filing the Title IX complaint…