Just hours after two Keller ISD trustees expressed dismay over a plan to detach a portion of their district to establish a new independent school district, two other members of the board confirmed a meeting date to discuss and take possible action regarding the change,

Board president wants to meet in secret to discuss splitting the district. But any executive session must first begin with an open meeting, the lawyer said.

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker opposes an idea being bandied about by Keller ISD trustees that would see the north Tarrant County district split into two separate independent school districts.

As a board member, I must express my concern that this proposal has not been part of any long-range plan previously discussed by the Board.”