Resident urges Willis ISD board to act after DWI conviction of 'trustee number 5,' speaker says
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Summary
A community member told the board that a trustee (referred to in public comments as "trustee number 5") was convicted of DWI in 2024 and urged the board to remove the member; the board did not take action during the meeting.
During the public-comment portion of the Oct. 8 meeting, resident Diane Hughes addressed the board and urged action regarding a school trustee she identified only as "trustee number 5." Hughes said the trustee was arrested for DWI on Sept. 12, 2023, and "found guilty of this DWI charge by a jury of his peers" on Sept. 30, 2024. She urged the board to use its procedural rules to remove the trustee, saying community requests for action "have fallen on deaf ears."
What the speaker asked the board to do: Diane Hughes said community members have sought the trustee's removal and asked the board to follow procedural or legal processes to address the situation. "We the People deserve some action and resolve to this issue," Hughes said during public comment.
Board response: Under board policy noted at the start of the public-comment segment, trustees do not respond during public comments. The board did not take action or make statements in response to the remarks during the meeting; later agenda items moved forward per the public meeting schedule.
Notes on reporting: the comment was delivered during public comment and was an allegation made on the public record by a resident. This article reports those remarks as presented at the meeting; the board and the meeting record did not include any board action or a named formal response during open session on the allegation.