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Calvin Walker

Calvin Walker

Calvin Walker to appear in court Jan. 23

Jennifer Johnson
Friday, January 23, 2026
As part of Jefferson County Judge John Sevens’ probation review docket Friday, Jan. 23, former Beaumont ISD contract electrician Calvin Walker is set to appear and answer questions as to what progress has been made toward payment of restitution owed to the school district.
Calvin Walker work van

Calvin Walker work van

Judge orders former Beaumont ISD contractor to jail

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, November 10, 2022
“What’s fair for one is fair for all,” Jefferson County Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens said from the bench Nov. 10 as he sentenced former Beaumont ISD electrical contractor Calvin Walker to begin a jury-imposed sentence that contained jail time.
Beaumont city councilors (left) meet with BISD trustees (right) during a joint meeting between the two governing bodies Nov. 7

Beaumont city councilors (left) meet with BISD trustees (right) during a joint meeting between the two governing bodies Nov. 7

City council, BISD discuss campus violence, construction

Scott McLendon
Thursday, November 10, 2022
In a joint meeting between Beaumont city councilors and Beaumont ISD trustees Nov. 7, representatives discussed a bevy of topics ranging from violence afflicting local schools to a potential bond that would afford the construction of a new middle and high school.
Rogers Park sign

Rogers Park sign

BISD campus quarrels permeate, endanger community

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Violence and belligerence are burgeoning in Beaumont’s high schools, and it’s beginning to boil over into the surrounding community. That’s not just according to store representatives near West Brook High School – who told The Examiner on Oct.
BPD responds to threats of an active shooter at BISD's Early College High School Photo by B. Scott McLendon

BPD responds to threats of an active shooter at BISD's Early College High School Photo by B. Scott McLendon

BPD finds ECHS shooting threat false

Scott McLendon
Thursday, September 29, 2022
More than 50 Beaumont police officers and federal agents swarmed BISD’s Early College High School campus after hearing a false report about a gunman having shot more than 20 students Sept. 22. Officers found no one injured and no shooter at the school.

Editorial: West Brook or Breaking Bad?

Don J. Dodd
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Even the most tranquil, trouble-free high school is rife with change and confusion for teens approaching adulthood. High schools are institutions built to supply their communities with doctors, teachers, public servants and business owners.
The name of the stadium, formerly named after former Superintendent Carrol A. Thomas, has conjured controversy in Jefferson County for years. Now, BISD is looking to cash in on a new name.

The name of the stadium, formerly named after former Superintendent Carrol A. Thomas, has conjured controversy in Jefferson County for years. Now, BISD is looking to cash in on a new name.

BISD looks to cash in on stadium name

Scott McLendon
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) trustees heard proposed plans to potentially sell the naming rights to Memorial Stadium and other facilities in a special meeting held March 7, while voting to remove the name of a former superintendent from the career center.
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