Former Round Rock ISD Employee Suing District For More Than $1 Million

ROUND ROCK, TX -- A former Round Rock ISD employee has sued the school district in alleging he was fired in retaliation for having reported discriminatory practices, according to a published report.

Richard Kincaid III reported that his African American supervisor was not being included in key meetings and projects, the Austin American-Statesman reported while citing the lawsuit.

Kincaid was assistant director of career and technical education at the time of his complaint. After making his allegation, he alleges being harassed and intimidated by school officials, the Statesman reports. Later, he claims they falsely accused him of theft and gave false information to prompt a police search of his home.

District officials accused Kincaid in 2014 of using a district purchasing card to buy hundreds of dollars of college materials for personal use, the Statesman reports in drawing from details found in an arrest affidavit. A trial on that charge is set for June.

Kincaid is now seeking more than $1 million in damages.

For their part, district officials deny the accusations outlined in Kincaid's lawsuit.

“The Round Rock school district denies any retaliation against Kincaid,” the district’s lawyer, Todd Clark,told the Statesman. He declined further comment further, citing the ongoing nature of the litigation.

Kincaid's attorney, James McDonough, said his client was looking forward to having his day in court.

“Richard looks forward to his day in front of a Williamson County jury, his opportunity to expose the extremely outrageous retaliatory measures taken by this school district and to show the shocking and destructive manner in which this district will stoop to achieve its agenda,” McDonough said.

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