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Board denies employee appeal in 3–2 closed‑session vote
Summary
The Rio School District board voted 3–2 in closed session to deny an employee's appeal of a personnel complaint; the board did not release details of the complaint. Trustees Emmanuel Mejia and Eleanor Torres voted no.
President Kristine Anderson reported that, during closed session on Nov. 19, the board voted 3–2 to deny the appeal of an employee's complaint. "On item 4.1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE / DISMISSAL / RELEASE / Hearing of Appeal Re Complaint Concerning Employee, the board voted 3-2 to deny the appeal of the employee's complaint, with trustee Mejia and Torres voting no," Anderson said after the board reconvened.
The minutes do not record additional details of the complaint or the grounds for the appeal. Trustees Emmanuel Mejia and Eleanor Torres were recorded as the two nay votes; the minutes do not attribute specific rationales to individual trustees in the public report. The board took the vote during closed session; no further public action on the appeal was recorded at the meeting. President Anderson later told the board she would discuss an omitted agenda item (Superintendent evaluation) with the superintendent and may bring it back to the next meeting.
