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Board invokes Texas open‑meetings statutes, holds closed hearing on student grievance
Summary
At the Aug. 28 special meeting Spring Branch ISD cited Texas Government Code Sections 551.071, 551.074 and 551.0821 to recess into closed session for a Level III grievance involving student-identifying information; the board later returned and recorded a 6-0 vote to uphold the Level II decision.
The Spring Branch ISD Board recessed into closed session at 7:18 PM during its Aug. 28 special meeting, citing Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney), Section 551.074 (to hear a complaint or charge against an employee) and Section 551.0821 (deliberation regarding a public student when personally identifiable information will necessarily be revealed). The closed session was taken after parents P.M. and V.G. elected to proceed out of public view for a Level III grievance concerning Student A.M.
The meeting minutes show the Board returned to open session and recorded a motion to uphold the Level II hearing officer’s decision; the motion passed by a 6-0 vote. The public minutes provide the legal grounds invoked and the procedural steps (presentations, closed deliberation, open-session vote) but do not publish the complaint’s detailed allegations or the evidentiary record from the closed portion of the hearing.
