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Board affirms non-retaliation protections in multiple Level III grievance rulings
Summary
Following closed-session reviews, the board voted to grant non-retaliation remedies in multiple Level III employee grievances and instructed administration to avoid retaliation; several votes included abstentions and split votes.
After closed-session deliberations on several personnel grievances, trustees returned to open session and took discrete actions to address complaint-driven claims. For each of the Level III grievances of named employees (M.F.; M.V.; V.V.; V.S.; S.S.), the board approved motions affirmatively stating that the identified employees will not face retaliation for filing grievances and, in some cases, granted the specific remedies requested by the grievants.
School Board Attorney Ben Castillo summarized counsel's advice before each motion. For example, on the grievance filed by M.F., the board voted to "affirmatively state that no retaliation will be done against this employee M.F. for filing the grievance." Voting patterns varied by motion: some motions passed unanimously, while others carried with several abstentions or a single opposing vote. Trustees who spoke publicly afterward acknowledged the personal strain associated with grievance filings and emphasized adherence to board policy and due process.
