James Anderson Charged

paso i-s-d administrators last week … everyone asked: where is james anderson? he is the sixth administrator implicated in court documents detailing the alleged cheating scandal. abc-7 with developing news out of the federal courthouse downtown. 40-year-old james anderson surrendered to federal agents earlier today. a federal grand jury indictme charges the former e-p-i-s-d assistant superintendent with conspiracy to defraud the u.s. … conspiracy to commit mail fraud … mail fraud … and making a false statement to a federal investigator. anderson is accused of creating a plan to reduce or eliminate the number of african-american students at certain schools. according to a district spokesman — all sub-groups of minority students on each campus must pass state tests.. in order for the entire school to be certified as “passing. the alleged goal of anderson’s scheme was to make the department of education believe no minority subgroups existed within certain schools. all five of anderson’s co- defendants surrendered to f-b-i agents last week. today they all pleaded “not guilty.” thes administrators allegedly withheld or promoted at-risk students past the 10th grade or held them in 9th so those students would not have to take the state mandated test in the 10th grade. jail records show federal agents released former e- p-i-s-d assistant superintendent, damon murphy, after he posted bond. … also released pending trial: former austin high principal john tanner … former austin high assistant principal mark tegmeyer … former austin high assistant principal, diane thomas … and current silva magnet assistant principal nancy love, who we learned today has been suspended with pay by the district. today a judge