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Del Valle ISD board denies level 3 grievance after public testimony from employee’s daughters
Summary
After public testimony from two daughters who alleged a hostile work environment for longtime employee Eva Rodriguez, the Del Valle ISD Board of Trustees voted 4‑2 on Nov. 17 to deny a level 3 grievance; the board held a closed‑session review under Texas Government Code.
On Nov. 17 the Del Valle ISD Board of Trustees voted 4‑2 to deny a level 3 grievance concerning longtime district employee Eva Rodriguez after receiving public comment from Rodriguez’s daughters.
Two daughters addressed the board during the public‑comment period before the trustees entered closed session. Stephanie Arellano, who identified herself as a Del Valle ISD alumna and parent, said her mother had worked for the district for more than 20 years and described what she called hostile treatment by front‑desk staff and the principal’s secretary. "This is a reflection of a culture that requires accountability, leadership, and willingness to confront what is wrong even when it's uncomfortable," Arellano said.
Kristen Rodriguez, who identified herself as the employee’s younger daughter and a former Del Valle student, said her mother had been targeted at her campus and that the treatment had harmed her mother’s mental health. "My mother has been struggling mentally because she is being targeted at her campus," Kristen Rodriguez said, and she asked the board to grant the accommodations her mother had requested; the transcript does not specify the precise accommodations sought.
After public comment the board went into closed session for the grievance hearing, citing board policy DGBA (local) and Texas Government Code sections 551.074 (personnel matters), 551.082 (school district employees) and 551.071 (consultation with legal counsel). The board returned to open session at 7:50 p.m. and, by consensus, added a job description to the record.
The chair then called for a motion. The record shows a motion that "the grievance be denied," the motion was seconded and the trustees voted 4‑2 to deny the grievance. The board announced the grievance was denied; no public roll‑call of individual votes is recorded in the transcript. The meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m.
The public statements at the meeting consisted of the daughters’ testimony and requests for accountability and accommodations; the board’s final action—denial of the grievance—was taken after a closed‑session review. The transcript does not record further findings, remedies, or next steps for the employee following the denial.
