FORMER BRYAN SUPERINTENDENT SUED IN KIRBYVILLE

  

The former embattled superintendent of the Bryan School District has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit in Kirbyville.

Tommy Wallis, who was asked to leave the Bryan District by trustees, was named in a lawsuit filed against the Kirbyville ISD and 12 other defendants involving the suicide of the district’s High School Principal, Dennis Reeves.

Wallis is the current superintendent of the Kirbyville District.

According to Beaumont media reports, the lawsuit filed in Jefferson County, alleges a resignation letter from Reeves prior to his death isn't real and contained a forged signature.

The suit was filed by Tammy Reeves, Dennis Reeves' wife, and claims negligence and gross negligence, and is seeking damages for emotional and mental pain and anguish, and other damages, including punitive damages.

Reeves died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in May of 2017, following a contentious meeting with Wallis and the assistant superintendent to address an extramarital affair between Reeves and another employee at the school.

Following the shooting, Wallis gave conflicting comments to police and to local media about the events leading up to the meeting.

The school's assistant principal resigned after the shooting and made public statements claiming the school district's top staff mishandled the situation and could have done more to prevent the suicide.