The overview
The update, which Bryan gave during his president’s report, included information on the following cases:
- The district’s lawsuit against the Office of Civil Rights
- The district’s lawsuit against the Department of Education
- The lawsuit from former Superintendent David Faltys against the district
During a regular meeting of the Carroll ISD board Oct. 21, the board unanimously passed a resolution denouncing the OCR’s actions to reopen a previously closed investigation.
On Jan. 27, Bryan said OCR investigators recently requested additional documents and the district provided those in December. He added OCR investigators requested additional interviews with former district employees following the submission of those documents. The district has requested specific findings from these investigations, which OCR has failed to provide.
With regard to the lawsuit against the DOE, Bryan said the case remains on appeal. The district denounced the amendments to Title IX regulations with 6-0 board approval May 6, 2024. The amendments were part of the Biden administration’s recent expansion of Title IX—a 1972 nondiscrimination law—to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy at federally funded colleges and K-12 schools.
“We prevailed at the trial court level and obtained an injunction stopping the Biden administration’s radical rewrite of Title IX,” Bryan said. “The case remains pending as the new Trump administration begins.”
Finally, Bryan provided an update on the lawsuit brought against the district on Dec. 9 by former Superintendent David Faltys alleging issues with his retirement compensation. The district filed a plea Jan. 10, which will be set for a hearing in the near future.
“The district is asking the court to dismiss this lawsuit,” Bryan said. “Additionally, the district has counterclaimed for attorney’s fees to recover the cost it has been required to spend to defend itself.”
Walt Taylor, an attorney representing Faltys in this case, provided the following statement to Community Impact:
“Dr. Faltys tried to resolve this matter with the District outside of court, but unfortunately the District failed to honor its contractual obligations regarding the retirement Dr. Faltys earned while serving as Superintendent. He is only asking the Board to honor his contract.”
