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Board upholds district finding after Level 3 grievance over restraint of student at O.L. Slaton Middle School
Summary
After a Level 3 grievance hearing, the Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees voted 7–0 to deny a grievance filed by discipline clerk Clarence Lewis, upholding the district’s Level 2 determination that Lewis used an unjustified restraint on a student.
The Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 28 denied a Level 3 grievance from Clarence Lewis, a discipline clerk at O.L. Slaton Middle School, and upheld the district’s Level 2 decision that Lewis used an excessive physical restraint on a student during an April incident.
The hearing, held in open session at Lewis' request, included video footage of the encounter and testimony from Lewis, the district’s Level 2 hearing officer Crystal Floyd, and other staff. Floyd told the board she reviewed video evidence and staff statements and concluded the student's actions did not show an imminent threat that would justify lifting the…
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