Fort Worth ISD parents frustrated with new state-appointed leadership

One month into the 2026-27 school year, some Fort Worth ISD parents are still frustrated with the district's new leadership.Fort Worth ISD held a school board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Before the meeting, several parents of Fort Worth ISD students met outside the district's administration building.Parents at the meeting wore T-shirts reading "unacceptable."The parents who spoke at the meeting said the district's new leadership has created a "culture of fear" for students, and the district's changes haven't amounted to anything a month after classes began."Stress levels are up. Every school, stress levels up like I've never seen dropping my kids off inside," Lafayette Fruge said."There hasn't been any communication in Spanish related to these listening sessions. They haven't been promoted or amplified," Norma Garcia-Lopez said.Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Dr. Peter Licata did highlight the gains the district has made since the Texas Education Agency appointed him and a board of mana