The principal for Browsville's Veterans Memorial High School has been suspended with pay amid a controversial proposal to turn the campus into a magnet school.
Brownsville Independent School District officials confirmed that Principal Acacia Ameel has been placed on administrative leave with pay amid an internal investigation.
Futher details were not given but the move follows uproar from parents about a proposal to turn the city's newest high school into a magnet school.
Concerned parents attended a Brownsville ISD meeting on Tuesday evening to express their support for keeping Veterans as a high school.
School district officials said Adult Continuing Education Department Adminstrator Debbie Alford has been appointed as an interim principal for Veterans Memorial High School.
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