Ector County ISD board upholds administration, denies Boyer family’s level‑3 grievances

The Ector County ISD Board of Trustees on Dec. 8 heard three level‑3 grievances from Mr. and Mrs. Boyer alleging staff misconduct, health‑related neglect and improper application of attendance rules, then voted to uphold the district’s earlier decisions and deny all three appeals.

The Boyers told the board they had submitted multiple emails, doctors’ notes and other documentation over five years and sought remedies including environmental testing of the campus and termination of staff. Mr. Boyer said the family had "provided copies" of correspondence and medical records and accused school employees of "twisting" attendance policy and mistreating their son. He also said a homebound schooling request was denied and alleged a phone call improperly influenced a doctor’s decision.

Dr. Matthew Spivey, speaking for district administration, reviewed the district’s attendance policies and the grievance record and said the district found no substantiated evidence of persecution, intimidation or discrimination in the files submitted. Citing the student handbook, Dr. Spivey told trustees the student had a long history of missed school days and that the handbook and state attendance rules require particular documentation for excused absences. He said, according to district records, the student had missed 231 school days since the 2022 school year and that the reported absences amounted to an average of roughly 40% of days over several years.

Board members questioned both sides about homebound eligibility and what documentation had been supplied. Administrators said the district’s special‑education and nursing staff review homebound eligibility and that homebound services require specific medical certification; trustees asked whether doctors’ notes existed for individual absences and whether the district had followed handbook procedures. Dr. Spivey told the board the district followed attendance procedures outlined in the student handbook and related board policies.

After the presentations and a brief question‑and‑answer period, a trustee moved to uphold the level‑2 rulings on each grievance. The board voted, and the motion was announced as passed for all three appeals; the chair stated the grievances by Mr. and Mrs. Boyer were denied and that the level‑2 decisions were upheld.

Trustees closed by expressing concern for the family’s welfare and thanking the Boyers for presenting their materials, and the meeting was adjourned at about 8:30 p.m.

What the board decided: the trustees voted to uphold prior administrative decisions in three level‑3 grievances filed by the Boyers; the record and the board’s statements indicate the district relied on the written grievance records, doctors’ notes where present, and the attendance provisions of the student handbook in reaching that outcome.