Saturday, June 15, 2024
Last week, Granbury Independent School District Superintendent Jeremy Glenn filed a police report against Mark Lowery, claiming Lowery made threats toward him. Lowery is the husband of school board member Karen Lowery.
According to Lt. Russell Grizzard, an officer with the Granbury Police Department was dispatched to Granbury High School May 14, following a report of verbal threats.
"GISD Superintendent Jeremy Glenn reported that he was walking through the high school parking lot when he passed 69-year-old Mark Lowery of Granbury and Mr. Lowery’s wife,” Grizzard said. “Dr. Glenn reported that he said good morning to Mr. and Mrs. Lowery, and that Mr. Lowery told him to keep walking, or he was going to get hurt.”
"Granbury ISD is committed to providing a safe learning environment for all students and staff,” Glenn said in a statement to the Hood County News. “The district, in partnership with our safety and security department, has policies and procedures in place to ensure everyone’s safety. The district strongly encourages families and community members to attend district events on our campuses to support the amazing things our students and staff do throughout the year. With that comes the expectation that visitors follow our policies and procedures and conduct themselves in an exemplary manner while on the district’s campuses. Failure to do so is grounds for removal from the facilities. We thank our community for its support and commitment to Granbury ISD in providing safe teaching and learning environments for our staff and our students to enrich their education."
Grizzard told the HCN Lowery denied issuing any threatening remarks toward Glenn.
“Karen and I are deeply disappointed in how her time of service as a GISD … trustee has developed,” Lowery issued in a statement to the HCN. “The superintendent has made every effort to silence her and demeans her in public board meetings. His actions have limited Karen's ability to appropriately serve the children, staff and community of voters that overwhelmingly voted for her. Unfortunately, within the past month this behavior has continued to escalate. We are confident that when the proper authorities have reviewed the videos of both incidents, they will determine that the superintendent is the instigator and the aggressor.”
Grizzard noted he doesn't anticipate any criminal charges will be filed in relation to this incident.
