Ex-Carrollton-Farmers Branch superintendent gets probation for DWI
Ex-Carrollton-Farmers Branch superintendent gets probation for DWI
By KATHERINE LEAL UNMUTH
Former Carrollton-Farmers Branch school superintendent Annette Griffin has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was sentenced to probation.
Griffin, 62, entered the plea Tuesday in Dallas County Criminal Court No. 3 and received 15 months of probation, chief clerk Liz Fleetwood said. She also paid a $750 fine and $453 in court fees.
Griffin was arrested Aug. 21 at a tollbooth at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with a blood alcohol content level more than twice the legal limit. She was apparently on her way to a school board meeting. In December, trustees accepted her resignation and paid her a $100,000 severance package.
Griffin could not be reached Friday.
"This process has taken its toll," said Griffin Collie, Griffin's attorney. "This entire process has been so public that it's caused her a lot of remorse and shame, and a lot of pain for the school district."
Meanwhile, the school district is moving forward with plans to find a new superintendent. Trustees will decide whether to hire consultants to help with the search at their meeting next Thursday at 7 p.m.
"The first thing the board needs to do is decide what our process is going to be," school board President John Tepper said.
Tepper said two search firms will be making presentations at the meeting. They are School Executive Consulting Inc., led by former Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Moses and David Thompson, and TASB Executive Search Services, run by the Texas Association of School Boards.
Trustees also are expected to discuss candidates for the position in closed session.
"I'm looking for someone with integrity," Tepper said, "someone who will continue and improve upon our academic achievements."
By KATHERINE LEAL UNMUTH
Former Carrollton-Farmers Branch school superintendent Annette Griffin has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was sentenced to probation.
Griffin, 62, entered the plea Tuesday in Dallas County Criminal Court No. 3 and received 15 months of probation, chief clerk Liz Fleetwood said. She also paid a $750 fine and $453 in court fees.
Griffin was arrested Aug. 21 at a tollbooth at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with a blood alcohol content level more than twice the legal limit. She was apparently on her way to a school board meeting. In December, trustees accepted her resignation and paid her a $100,000 severance package.
Griffin could not be reached Friday.
"This process has taken its toll," said Griffin Collie, Griffin's attorney. "This entire process has been so public that it's caused her a lot of remorse and shame, and a lot of pain for the school district."
Meanwhile, the school district is moving forward with plans to find a new superintendent. Trustees will decide whether to hire consultants to help with the search at their meeting next Thursday at 7 p.m.
"The first thing the board needs to do is decide what our process is going to be," school board President John Tepper said.
Tepper said two search firms will be making presentations at the meeting. They are School Executive Consulting Inc., led by former Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Moses and David Thompson, and TASB Executive Search Services, run by the Texas Association of School Boards.
Trustees also are expected to discuss candidates for the position in closed session.
"I'm looking for someone with integrity," Tepper said, "someone who will continue and improve upon our academic achievements."
Assistant Superintendent Bobby Burns is currently acting superintendent.