Galena Park ISD board upholds trespass notice for parent after level‑three grievance hearing

The Galena Park Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to uphold a trespass notice issued to parent Wika Allen on Oct. 22, 2025, after a level‑three grievance hearing on April 13, 2026.

At the hearing, Allen told trustees she had repeatedly sought help after her daughter was bullied and allegedly sexually harassed, and she said the district retaliated by banning her from campus and school events. Allen argued the district failed to follow Texas Education Code §37.105’s warning and documentation requirements and asked the board for written clarification of the authority and process used to issue the notice, the identity of who requested or signed it, staff training on bullying and harassment, and assurance she could attend her daughter’s events without retaliation. “When it comes to my children, I will go to the depths of hell,” Allen said, describing herself as an involved parent seeking protection for her child.

The administration, represented by attorney Chris Gilbert of Thompson & Horton, told the board the matter before them was limited to the trespass notice. Gilbert said the district believed Allen’s social‑media videos constituted a substantial risk of harm under Texas Education Code §37.105 and presented four emails and other exhibits explaining the basis for the notice and how it was delivered. Gilbert told trustees, “It does not require an immediate threat. It can be done when there is a substantial risk of harm,” and asked the board to uphold the notice and extend it through the school year.

Board counsel Lisa McBride explained the hearing procedure in advance; each side had 15 minutes for presentations and five minutes for rebuttal. After both sides presented and the board briefly sought legal advice in executive session, Trustee Noi Esparsa moved to find the trespass notice complied with state law and board policy and to deny Allen’s requested relief. Trustee Linda Sherard seconded the motion; the board voted 6–0 with no abstentions.

Following the vote, Allen pressed the district for copies of documentation she said she had requested—records of alleged bullying and an explanation for law‑enforcement delivery of the notice to her home. District staff indicated the hearing had been confined to the trespass notice. The board’s decision was announced as final based on the record and oral arguments presented that night; the board may issue a written decision at or before its next regular meeting.

The hearing record includes Ms. Allen’s claims of nepotism and selective enforcement, the administration’s presentation of social‑media videos and emails as evidence, and the administration’s statement that deputies from a Harris County precinct served the district’s notice as a courier. The board took no additional action on Title IX or other bullying investigations during this hearing; the administration said those matters have been handled under separate procedures.

What's next: Trustees said the board may provide a written decision and the parties may pursue any further remedies or follow the grievance/appeal processes described in district policy. Allen requested documentation of the district’s basis for the trespass and records related to her daughter’s reported incidents; the transcript records she had not received that documentation by the meeting’s end.