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Rockwall ISD board denies level 3 grievance, upholds administration decision
Summary
At a special session, the Rockwall ISD Board returned from closed session and voted to deny a parent's level 3 grievance, upholding the district's level 2 decision. The motion was made by Mr. Burton and seconded by Mr. DuBois; the transcript records two abstentions and contains an ambiguous numeric vote phrase.
The Rockwall Independent School District Board of Trustees returned from a closed session and approved a motion "to deny the level 3 grievance and uphold the level 2 decision of administration," the board recorded in open session. Mr. Burton made the motion and, according to the minutes, Mr. DuBois seconded it.
Board President Frank Consulman said the hearing would be held in closed session under Texas Government Code sections 551.074, 551.082 and 551.0821 because the matter involved complaints against ROCKWALL ISD employees and student information. After the vote was called, Consulman said, "I'm abstaining," indicating at least one trustee abstained. The transcript later records the phrase "So 5 4 0 against and 2 abstaining," which is ambiguous; the record does not provide a clear roll-call breakdown by named trustee. The chair closed the hearing at 6:32 p.m.
The board's action, as stated on the record, means the administration's prior level 2 decision stands. The transcript does not include further public explanation of the administration's decision or identify the employees or students involved; those matters were discussed in closed session.
