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The claim alleged the district breached the Voluntary Retirement Agreement, or VRA, which Whitbeck signed prior to her departure in December 2023. (Community Impact staff)
Sugar Land | Missouri City

District court dismisses former Superintendent Christie Whitbeck’s lawsuit against Fort Bend ISD

By Valeria Escobar

The claim alleged the district breached the Voluntary Retirement Agreement, or VRA, that Whitbeck signed prior to her departure in December 2023.

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