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Folks in Fort Bend ISD are still shaking their heads after learning someone tried to "game the system" and alter the outcome of a district-wide survey.
The online survey sought parental input regarding the long term future of the district, and, according to an FBISD spokesperson, a failed effort was made to essentially stuff the ballot box.
The revelation came at Monday night's Board of Education meeting where trustees were told more than 2,600 survey responses were traced to just two IP addresses.
Many parents in Fort Bend fear the rapidly growing district will shift attendance zones forcing some families out of schools they very much planned to attend.
For example, Clements High School is considered by many a preferred academic destination. Parents in the upscale neighborhoods of Riverstone and Telfair are actively campaigning against any action by the district that would shift their children to other high schools.
Longtime Fort Bend resident Kathi Hopkins believes the digital ballot stuffing is a symptom of widespread uncertainty about the future.
"I think people in the Fort Bend ISD community are tired of the re-zoning and the band-aid fixes. They are tired of the district taking a short term view on these issues, instead of doing the real, long term planning and making those hard decisions that will help the district as a whole grow," said Hopkins.
A spokesperson for Fort Bend ISD tells FOX 26 the district is not recommending and attendance zone change for the 2018-2019 school year.
Beyond that, any future changes would require extensive public hearings during which parents can voice their concerns.
FBISD says the bogus survey submissions have been culled from the final results.