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Socorro ISD board approves one grievance, denies another and directs changes on preferred-name support
Summary
At a Nov. 5 special meeting the Socorro ISD board approved one parent grievance and directed the superintendent to implement systems to allow a student to use a preferred legal name; the board denied a separate parent grievance in a different closed hearing. Actions were taken after executive-session deliberations under Texas Government Code §§551.071 and 551.074.
The Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees approved one Level 3 parental grievance on Nov. 5 and denied a separate complaint after closed-session hearings.
President Najera made the motion to grant the first appealed grievance, instructing Superintendent Mike Vasquez to ensure "systems in place to support instances like Mr. Lee's where a student wants to use their preferred legal name in any possible instance." Board member Woodcraft seconded the motion and the board voted in favor; President Najera then announced the grievance was approved.
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