As if the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD school board races weren't contentious enough, new accusations against the board’s vice president arose this week, as community members, including the wife of a trustee and a former GOP precinct chair, have accused Natalie Blasingame of secretly recording conversations they believed were private.
While the recordings are not illegal, CFISD trustees have signaled that trust is broken. The board will discuss its standard operating procedures at a September 4 workshop and vote on it the following week. They’ll specifically be addressing audio recordings, said Blasingame, who said she thinks she’s being targeted by the proposal but is fine with it. Agendas for the upcoming meetings had not been posted at press time.
Blasingame admitted to taping the conversa