Parent Zach Leonard has rallied more than two dozen community members to prevent a possible state takeover of Fort Worth schools .

The odds, Leonard said, are against them.

“It is extremely likely a takeover will occur,” he said. “Extremely.”

More than 30 people attended a town hall hosted by Leonard’s group, Families Organized and Resisting Takeover, or FORT, Thursday evening at Greater St. Stephen First Church. The group’s leaders detailed their plans for the next 60 to 90 days — or until Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath announces his decision for FWISD .

“We don’t have much time,” said Jared Williams, a former Fort Worth City Council member.

A takeover looms over Fort Worth ISD because a now-closed school failed for five straight years .

Now, it’s up to Morath to

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