Parent urges Eagle Pass ISD to release Serna Elementary investigation records; board hears safety concerns
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Summary
At the Nov. 11 Eagle Pass ISD board meeting, parent Luis Aranda demanded the district release investigative notes and evidence about a threat at Serna Elementary, saying 50 days of silence equals a lack of accountability. Board members did not announce any new release of records during the meeting.
Luis Aranda told the Eagle Pass Independent School District board on Nov. 11 that parents have waited 50 days for a clear, public explanation of the threat at Serna Elementary and urged the district to publish its investigative records. "Parents deserve answers that stay on the record," Aranda said, asking the board to "redact the names and release those notes." He accused district leaders of ignoring district policies, failing to notify local law enforcement and handling the matter "internally," which he called "negligence." Aranda said the district’s handbook requires immediate notification of local law enforcement in the case of a terroristic threat and asked whether the investigation had been completed and who wrote the note.
The public-comment period where Aranda spoke preceded routine recognitions and presentations; no district official announced a new public release of investigative documents or evidence during the meeting. Board materials and staff presentations that night focused on facilities, finance and an upcoming bond timeline. The transcript records Aranda’s request for records and a public accounting but does not show a district response that produced or scheduled the release of the investigative file.
The lack of a public release was the key question raised at the meeting. Aranda challenged why other incident alerts had been sent for different events while the Serna Elementary matter has remained undisclosed, and he asked the board to stop "waiting for the attorney general" and instead provide parents with redacted evidence if an investigation has concluded. The board did not take formal action on the request during the meeting. The board subsequently moved on to planned agenda items including recognitions, district reports and a lengthy bond and facilities presentation.
Next steps: The meeting minutes and subsequent board agenda packets should indicate whether administration follows up on requests for records or schedules a future discussion; as of the Nov. 11 meeting record, the transcript does not show a public release or a timeline for one.