(Texas Scorecard) – A Central Texas school board member busted in a prostitution sting has received a censure from fellow trustees as they eye options to replace him.
James Green, an elected member of the Calvert ISD board of trustees, was arrested and charged with solicitation of prostitution, a state jail felony, during a sting operation conducted in Waco on April 22-23.
Trustees held an emergency board meeting on May 7 and voted unanimously to censure Green “for conduct unbecoming to the students and staff of Calvert ISD, the community, the School Board, and his oath of office.”
KWTX reported that during the district’s regular board meeting on May 19, School Board President Gina Van Dyke read a statement regarding Green’s censure:
Personal integrity and moral character are two values that the Calvert ISD Board takes very seriously. The trustees know and understand that this is a serious situation. In conjunction with our legal counsel, the Board is following the state law, to the letter, and will continue to do so, which will take time, and in compliance with state law, involve numerous steps.
The board also discussed appointing a new trustee during a closed session with attorneys.
Texas law does not allow for school board members to remove a trustee or for voters to recall trustees.
A resident may petition a state district court to conduct a jury trial on the removal of a trustee for incompetency, official misconduct, or intoxication on or off duty.
Green was elected to a three-year term on the Calvert ISD board in May 2024.
He’s one of hundreds of Texas school officials and employees accused of sex crimes during the past few years.