Charges Reinstated Against School Board Member Who Encouraged Taping of Coach’s Communications With Team

In a majority decision, a criminal appeals court in the state of Texas has reversed a lower court and upheld the conviction of a school board member who encouraged the interception of an oral communication between a basketball coach and his team and then shared copies of it with her fellow school board members.   Lelon "Skip" Townsend was hired in 2011 to coach the Argyle High School girls' basketball team. Townsend was, in his own words, an intense coach, who preached discipline and accoun