South San Antonio ISD Board Upholds Two Level‑2 Grievance Decisions

The South San Antonio Independent School District Board of Trustees returned to open session twice during the meeting and voted to uphold two level‑2 grievance decisions, denying level‑3 appeals filed by John Berry and Andrea Chavez.

The board first returned to open session at 7:03 p.m., announcing it had deliberated in closed session on the level‑3 grievance appeal of John Berry. A trustee moved to "uphold the lower level decision and deny the grievance filed by John Berry." The motion was seconded. The clerk called the roll; the trustees who were recorded voting yes were Raymond Tijerino, Carla Gomez Sanchez, Dara Balderrama and Dr. Kelly Murugia. The chair announced the motion passed.

The board then reentered closed session to consider a second grievance and returned to open session at 7:41 p.m. After deliberation, a trustee moved to "uphold the level 2 decision and deny the grievance filed by Andrea Chavez." The motion was seconded, the clerk conducted a roll call and the same trustees were recorded as voting yes. The chair announced the motion passed. The board then moved to adjourn.

Both grievances were considered in closed session pursuant to the Texas Government Code provisions the board cited on the record (§551.071 and §551.074). No substantive details of the grievances, the grounds for the level‑2 decisions, or any separate findings were announced in open session; the actions reported on the record were the motions to uphold the prior decisions and the roll‑call votes that approved those motions.

The meeting record shows the board followed procedure by announcing the legal authority for the closed sessions and by reporting final formal actions in open session. The clerk’s roll calls recorded affirmative votes for the motions; no public explanation, supporting materials, or dissenting votes were described on the record.