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CFBISD board authorizes TEA complaints seeking sanctions for two teachers over alleged contract abandonment
Summary
After a closed-session review, the board voted unanimously to authorize the Board President to submit complaints to the Texas Education Agency Educator Certification Division seeking sanctions against teachers Leah Simmons and Liza Serna for alleged contract abandonment in January 2026.
Following a closed-session discussion under Texas Government Code provisions for personnel matters, the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Board of Trustees voted on two separate motions to authorize the Board President to file complaints with the Texas Education Agency Educator Certification Division alleging contract abandonment by two teachers.
For Leah Simmons, Kim Brady moved and Carolyn Benavides seconded a motion that "no good cause exists for Leah Simmons... abandonment of her employment contract" for actions on January 16, 2026; the board voted 7-0 to authorize submission of the written complaint to TEA. For Liza Serna, Marjorie Barnes moved and Randy Schackmann seconded a substantially similar motion regarding alleged abandonment on January 20, 2026; that motion also passed 7-0. The motions cite Texas Education Code Section 21.210(c)(2) and 19 Texas Administrative Code 249.14(j) as the legal basis for the board's finding and requested complaint submission.
The board's action authorized the president to submit information required by 19 Texas Administrative Code 249.14(j) to the TEA's Educator Certification Division seeking sanctions. The minutes record the motions and roll-call votes but do not include any testimony from the affected teachers or any mitigation offered on their behalf in open session.
