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Trustee Morales and family urge patience, cite due process ahead of censure vote
Summary
Trustee Yesenia Morales and a family member urged the La Villa ISD board to delay disciplinary action until criminal proceedings conclude, arguing the arrest is still an allegation and noting Morales' request to attend graduation for family members.
Before the board's vote on June 2, 2025, a family member addressed trustees and asked them not to pre-judge Trustee Yesenia Morales. Alma Moron, who identified herself as Morales' aunt, said the matter was "an alleged DWI" and asked that the legal process be allowed to finish before the board imposes a formal censure.
Morales herself described the road incident, saying she encountered gravel on a curve and made a split-second steering decision to avoid a greater crash. She told trustees she passed field sobriety testing but declined a breathalyzer and said, "I refused the breathalyzer. That's the reason I was taken in." Morales asked the board to allow any criminal penalties to be determined by the courts before the district disciplines her and requested permission to attend the 2025 commencement because of family members graduating.
