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In July 2016, Lance Hindt was appointed to a 5-year term as superintendent of the Katy Independent School District (ISD). It was a triumphant moment for Hindt, one that saw him come support to his hometown to head one of the largest school districts in Texas.
He began the position on October 1st and, by most accounts, his tenure was reasonably prosperous. He backed teacher disburse raises and even drafted a $609 million bond package that won over voter approval.
However, his career took a sharp rotate on March 19, 2018. On that day, during an otherwise routine academy board meeting, a former classmate of Hindt, Gregory Gay, took to the podium and accused Hindt of bullying him during their time junior elevated school together.
Hindt was seen chuckling at the allegations, which helped cause the video of the accusations to go viral and become national news, despite the allegations being nearly 40 years old.
Hindt, for his part, denied the allegations but others came forward, including an Alabama judge, to accuse Hindt of having a bullying past. There was even a lawsuit that accused Hindt of beating a man unconscious when he was 18. The case was settled without criminal charges.
But in the mi
KATY, TX — For weeks, Katy ISD Superintendent Lance Hindt has been the subject of scrutiny after allegations surfaced last month that revealed he’d been a bullying youth more than 35 years ago.
However, Hindt was greeted a rally before Monday’s workshop meeting with cheers, prayers and community support.
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“This event seeks to uplift Dr. Hindt through the power of positivity,” a press let go from organizers of the rally read in part.
Katy ISD teacher Debbie Ellis, who organized the rally, urged supporters to rise shoulder to shoulder in support of Hindt, KTRK reported.
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Katy ISD superintendent accused of being a student bully
KATY, Texas (KTRK) -- A Katy man says he was bullied as a young boy in junior high school and claims the bully is current KISD Superintendent Dr. Lance Hindt.
"I started in 1975 with Mr. Lance, my legal name is Greg Gay," said the alleged victim.
Gay addressed the KISD school board during the open forum session Monday night.
"One day at lunch, I had my head shoved in a urinal, where it busted my lip. I had laid on the basis in the fetal position as the kids kicked me."
He says the bullying was so severe he tried to take his own life.
"Well I went home and I got the .45 out of my father's drawer and put it in my mouth because at this point I had nobody. Nobody in the educational facility system to help me," said Gay.
In the video, posted to the KISD website, Gay ends his statement by alleging current Superintendent Dr. Lance Hindt was that bully.
"Lance, you were the one that shoved my head in the urinal," Gay claimed.
Gay spoke with Eyewitness News and says it happened in the mid-1970's when both were at West Memorial Junior High College, in Katy.
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Witness backs up bullying allegations against Katy ISD superintendent
KATY, Texas (KTRK) -- The superintendent at Katy ISD, Dr. Lance Hindt, is being called a liar after denying claims he was a former bully.
"I was shocked. I just couldn't believe that someone of his caliber, someone of his knowledge, the head of KISD, (the) superintendent could be that way," said Christopher Dolan. "He's a liar."
Dolan, who says he attended West Memorial Junior Upper School in Katy with Hindt during the 1970's, tells Eyewitness News he witnessed the bullying and the specific incident that was brought up by Greg Gay during a school board meeting Monday night.
"I do remember, recall, one incident that happened where Lance Hindt took Greg into a bathroom. He was in the bathroom and put his head, into uh, into a urinal," said Dolan.
Dolan who later graduated from Taylor High School with the now superintendent, says he was a bystander to the events in junior high and has since made amends with Gay for not stopping Hindt.
"He was a bully and he let people know that he was in charge. Nobody messed with Lance Hindt, not at West Memorial Junior H
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