FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) — A Fort Worth high school teacher is accusing his school district of exploiting students to meet new state education standards tied to bonus funding.
Tuesday night, Bart Scott, an engineering teacher at Young Men's Leadership Academy, took his concerns to the school board after he said the district dismissed his formal grievance without due process.
"This district is trying to silence me," Scott told board member in the public meeting.
The engineer teacher concerns involve the district's use of the OSHA 30 certification course – a 30-hour online workplace safety course.
In formal complaints filed with the school district, the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, Scott wrote the OSHA 30 certification course was pushed on students for the primary purpose of financial gain for the district.
"To me it's like child labor," Scott told the CBS 11 I-Team. "You hid the intent of the program from both parents, students, and teachers. You forced them to do something that was not beneficial for them."
The CBS 11 I-Team spoke with other former Fort Worth ISD teachers and a fired district consultant who too were troubled about the district's use of the OSHA 30 program.
Fort Worth ISD district officials told the CBS 11 I-Team any suggestion that the district choose career certification courses based on state funding bonuses is false.
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