Perry Independent School District Board of Trustees President Wes Beal announced at 6:01 p.m. July 28, 2024, that the board would enter closed session to conduct a Level 3 appeal by parents Casey and Tanisha Anderson under district policy FNG Local, citing Texas Government Code sections 551.082 and 551.0821 because the materials contain confidential student information. "This hearing of the Perry Independent School District Court of Trustees is convened on 07/28/2024 at 06:01PM," Beal said, adding that notice of the hearing was posted in accordance with Texas open-meeting laws.

The board said the Andersons had indicated on their Level 3 appeal notice that they did not want the matter heard in open session. Beal said, "Mister and missus Anderson indicated on their level 3 appeal notice that they do not want this matter to be heard in open session." He then stated the board would go into closed session pursuant to the cited sections of the Texas Government Code and that the board would return to open session at the conclusion of the hearing to consider any appropriate action.

Beal read the roll of trustees present: Dew Scooper, Jeff Schallenberger, Shay Cunningham, Noon Vela, Bryce Hale and Jed Simons, noting a quorum of the board was present. No vote or final decision on the appeal was recorded in the public portion of the meeting excerpt. A staff member asked that the meeting recording be shut off before the closed session, saying, "Rusty, make sure the recording is completely shut off."

The publicly posted agenda and the board’s invocation of Texas Government Code sections 551.082 and 551.0821 indicate the board considered student privacy to be at issue; the transcript excerpt does not record the content of the complaint, the board’s deliberations in closed session or any final disposition. The board stated only that it would return to open session to take any appropriate action regarding the appeal.

The item was the only substantive matter in the provided transcript excerpt; no motions, votes or board directions were recorded in public before the board recessed into closed session.