Editing Mount Vernon, Texas (section)

==Education==
The town is served by the [[Mount Vernon Independent School District]] and is home to the [[Mount Vernon High School (Texas)|Mount Vernon High School]] Tigers.

On May 24, 2019, the Mount Vernon school board announced former [[Baylor University]] coach [[Art Briles]] had been given a two-year contract as the high school's varsity football coach.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kirkpatrick |first1=Dave |title=Mt Vernon ISD Hires Art Briles To Be Head FB Coach |url=https://easttexasradio.com/mt-vernon-isd-hires-art-briles-to-be-head-fb-coach/ |access-date=May 26, 2019 |work=EastTexasRadio.com |date=May 24, 2019}} Includes full text of school board press release</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sallee|first1=Barrett|title=Embattled ex-Baylor coach Art Briles hired as football coach at Texas high school|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/embattled-ex-baylor-coach-art-briles-hired-as-football-coach-at-texas-high-school/|work=[[CBS Sports]]|date=May 25, 2019|language=en}}</ref> This decision has attracted widespread attention due to  Briles having been terminated in 2016 from his position as head coach of Baylor's football team as part of the [[Baylor University sexual assault scandal]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/08/09/baylor-officials-knew-football-players-predatorial-behavior-nothing-court-filings-allege|title=Baylor officials knew of football player's 'predatorial behavior' and did nothing, court filings allege|date=August 9, 2018|work=Dallas News|access-date=August 28, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name="espn">{{cite news |title=Fired Baylor coach Briles lands Texas HS job |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/26815718/fired-baylor-coach-briles-lands-texas-hs-job |access-date=May 26, 2019 |work=ESPN.com |date=May 24, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="fox">{{cite news |last1=Aaro |first1=David |title=Former Baylor head coach Art Briles hired by Texas high school |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/former-baylor-head-coach-art-briles-hired-by-texas-high-school |access-date=May 26, 2019 |work=Fox News |date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoyt |first1=Joseph |title=From 'A Texas treasure' to a town that 'sold its soul': Art Briles' shocking hiring sent tiny Mount Vernon into national news |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/high-school/high-schools/2019/05/25/texas-treasure-town-sold-soul-art-briles-shocking-hiring-sent-tiny-mount-vernon-national-news |access-date=May 26, 2019 |work=SportsDayHS |date=May 25, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>