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Mesquite ISD trustees uphold two personnel grievance decisions after closed session
Summary
After a closed executive session, the Mesquite ISD Board of Trustees voted to uphold administration decisions on grievances filed by Dr. Jennifer Hammett and Gary Henley; trustees recorded a unanimous 7-0 vote on the first grievance and a vote with one abstention on the second.
Trustees of the Mesquite Independent School District on Oct. 6 reconvened from a closed executive session and upheld administration rulings in two personnel grievance cases.
The first motion, to uphold the administration's decision in the grievance brought by Dr. Jennifer Hammett, was moved by Trustee Everett and seconded by Trustee Collier. The board approved the motion by voice, which the presiding officer recorded as carrying 7-0.
The second motion concerned a level-2 grievance filed by Gary Henley. Trustee Rhodes moved to uphold the administration's decision; Trustee Everett seconded. The board approved the motion after a recorded show-of-hands vote; the presiding officer noted one abstention and summarized the tally as "6 0" with the abstention recorded.
No further details about the substance of either grievance or personnel sanctions were disclosed during the open meeting. The board announced that both hearings had been held in closed session under Texas Government Code §551.074 (personnel/grievance) and that legal consultation had occurred under §551.071; it said no action was taken while in closed session and that actions arising from the closed session would be announced publicly upon reconvening.
The board did not give a public explanation of the grounds for the administration's decisions during the open session.
