Board to meet after superintendent’s DUI arrest

ELGIN ISD ELGIN — Trustees with the Elgin Independent School District will meet Thursday to consider the next step following the arrest of Superintendent Christopher Bailey on a driving-under-the-influence charge. Bailey was detained earlier this week while traveling home from Austin, according to a statement released by the district. Bailey, 47, who was named superintendent on Sept. 1, informed district staff and families about the arrest himself and has taken full responsibility, Elgin ISD said. Ac c ording to media reports, Bailey was booked into the Travis County Jail at 3:43 a.m. Oct. 29 on a charge of DUI/alcohol, then released after posting a $4,000 bond. The district also addressed reports that Bailey had previously been arrested for driving while intoxicated, saying those accounts stemmed from a clerical error in Travis County records. Board President Byron Mitchell said trustees take the matter seriously, adding Bailey has been open with school officials about the situation.

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