As families walked into the Edgewood Independent School District meeting Tuesday night, their chants calling for justice echoed empty halls.

“Whose schools are these? Our school!” they called.

Families said they have been fighting problems over transparency, bullying and special education support for years.

However, conversations at Edgewood ISD have heightened over the last month. Now, the superintendent said change is coming.

“I understand what happened 30 days ago. There’s not a night that I don’t reflect on it,” Edgewood ISD superintendent Eduardo Hernandez said.

It’s been nearly a month since Edgewood ISD police arrested Maribel Gardea, who exceeded her allotted time during public comment. She’s the executive director of MindShiftEd, an education advocacy group.

KSAT first spoke

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