It would be a disservice if I didnt do it another term: Derek Hood seeks reelection for Abilene ISD school board [Video]

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — In this week’s Big Country Politics, Derek Hood, an incumbent candidate for Place 1 on Abilene ISD’s school board, talks about his accomplishments over the last four years and strides he plans to make if reelected.

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A product of Abilene ISD (class of 1986), reared by educators, Hood was first elected to serve on the school board in 2020, and it wasn’t an easy stretch.

“As soon as I got sworn in, COVID hit,” Hood recalled. “For the board, and the district, and parents, and students, and the community to deal with that… It was hard.”

Through all the many hits thrown at educators and the board, …