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TEA panel grants temporary suspensions for multiple educators under state code
Summary
The Texas Education Agency Temporary Suspension Committee granted temporary suspension orders against several educators arrested for offenses listed under the Texas Education Code; the committee said it is mandated to suspend certificates when statutory criteria are met. One case was deferred pending confirmation of proper service.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) Temporary Suspension Committee voted to grant temporary suspension orders against a group of respondents after staff told the panel the statutory criteria for suspension were met.
TEA staff summarized the legal standard the committee follows, citing provisions of the Texas Education Code that require temporary suspension when a certified educator is arrested for certain offenses. "Pursuant to section 22.1.203 of the Texas Education Code, if all of these requirements have been met, then the committee is required to temporarily suspend the educator certificates held by these individuals," staff said during the presentation.
Committee member Bena Glasscock moved that the committee "grant the application for the temporary suspension against the respondents and enter a temporary suspension order," listing multiple individuals by name. The motion received a second and, after a voice vote, the committee recorded the motion as carried.
Chair Julie Dvorak told those present that if charges are later dismissed and staff is informed, TEA will lift temporary suspensions as appropriate. "If the suspension should be cleared, if your criminal charges were dismissed... staff will determine how to best proceed," staff told one respondent.
The committee also handled several individual cases in which respondents were present (see separate articles). One case (Iris Pizana) was deferred after counsel raised concerns about whether the respondent had been properly served; TEA staff said the email had bounced back but the respondent had also been served by first-class mail.
The committee adjourned at 9:37 a.m.
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