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Texas Elementary School Principals Indicted On Electioneering Charges

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A grand jury indicted a husband and wife, each of whom are public school principals in North Texas, after they allegedly used their school emails to persuade staffers to vote for certain candidates in the Republican primary last month.

The couple, both of whom are principals at the Denton Independent School District, are accused of violating state law and may face up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine if convicted, The Texas Tribune reported Sunday.

Lindsay Lujan, who is the district’s special programs director and principal of Alexander Elementary School, is accused of sending an email to school employees in February encouraging them to support Republicans who oppose school voucher programs, which would give money to families to pay for private schooling.

Read the full story at Just the News.

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