Giddings ISD board affirms administration, denies Level III grievance in unanimous vote

The Giddings ISD Board of Trustees met in a special session Monday evening and, after a closed hearing, voted unanimously to affirm the administration’s decision and deny a Level III parent grievance appeal.

The meeting opened at 7:00 p.m. at the Giddings ISD Administration Building, 2337 N. Main Street. Trustee Pat Jackson led the invocation, and the board entered a closed session at 7:04 p.m. under Texas Government Code §551.071 for consultation with legal counsel regarding the Level III hearing process and §551.0821 for deliberation on the parent complaint. The board reconvened and adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

"I move that the Board affirm the decision of the Administration and deny the grievance appeal and the relief requested," said Spencer Schneider, who moved the motion; Pat Jackson seconded. The motion carried on a 7-0 vote: Adam Awad — Yea; Heather Garner — Yea; Pat Jackson — Yea; Roy Kruemcke Jr. — Yea; Jason Locke — Yea; Martin Rangel — Yea; Spencer Schneider — Yea. Spencer Schneider is recorded in the minutes as Board Secretary and Jason Locke as Board President.

A visitor identified in the minutes only as "Mrs. Matus" spoke during the community-input portion of the meeting; the record does not specify the substance of her remarks. The minutes also list a visitor named Joshua Matus as present but do not indicate whether he spoke. The minutes do not include further public detail about the grievance's allegations or the administration's underlying decision.

The minutes show the board acted after closed-session consultation and deliberation and recorded the formal motion, the vote tally, and the names of trustees present. No amendments, conditions, or follow-up tasks are listed in the minutes for the denied appeal. The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.