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[1. Meeting Opening]
LET US PLEASE COME TO ORDER FOR THE CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT.
I WILL ASK YOU TO PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRAYER THAT WILL BE LED BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER BIANCA BENAVIDEZ ANDERSON AND THE PLEDGES THAT WILL BE LED BY BOARD MEMBER MICHELLE NEWSOM. PLEASE BOW IN PRAYER.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT CITY OF OURS MANSFIELD LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS EACH AND EVERY PERSON HERE TONIGHT, LORD, AND THAT YOU PUT A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND THIS COMMUNITY.
LORD, WE LOVE YOU AND WE PRAISE YOU IN JESUS CHRIST NAME.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEMS. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM TWO, OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS.
COPIES OF PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.
BOARD POLICY PROHIBITS THE DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING AN OPEN FORUM.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME?
[3. Closed Meeting]
WHICH IS TO HEAR AND CONSIDER A LEVEL THREE GRIEVANCE FILED BY MR. TRENT VAUGHN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 551.071, 551.074, 55 1.0821 AND 551.082 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THE BOARD WILL CONDUCT THIS HEARING IN CLOSED SESSION.THIS BOARD HAS RETAINED DEAN MCNALL TO ADVISE THE BOARD DURING THE HEARING.
PRIOR TO THE BOARD HOLDING THE LEVEL THREE HEARING, THE BOARD MAY MEET WITH ITS ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS THE PROCEDURAL STEPS AND LEGAL REQUESTS INVOLVED WITH THIS LEVEL THREE HEARING PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071.
WE WILL ADJOURN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THIS TIME TO MEET WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY.
WE WILL ADJOURN IN A CLOSED SESSION AT THIS TIME TO MEET THE TIME IS 6:03.
[6. Reconvene]
THE TIME IS NOW 8:18 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, ANY ACTION REGARDING THIS MATTER MUST BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE LEVEL THREE COMPLAINT? YES. OKAY.OH, GO AHEAD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR MOTION? YES. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD MODIFY MR. VAUGHN'S REQUEST RELIEF ON THE ISSUES AS FOLLOWS.
NUMBER ONE, REQUEST THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT BE MADE FROM THE OFFICE TO CLEAR HIS REPUTATION BE DENIED.
REQUEST THAT THE RECORDS BE MANAGED BY A CONSERVATOR VERSUS THE PRINCIPAL BE DENIED.
REQUESTS THAT THE STUDENT BE REMOVED OR EXPELLED FROM ECHS BE DENIED.
HOWEVER, THE MODIFICATION THE BOARD ORDERS ADMINISTRATION TO REVIEW THE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS ADMINISTERED TO SAID STUDENT TO DETERMINE THAT THEY ARE APPROPRIATE, IMPLEMENTED AND ENFORCED.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR A MODIFIED RELIEF GRANTED BY MS. ANDERSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. A SECOND MADE BY MISS FARRAR.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE A COMMENT. OH.
MS. NEWSOM STUDENT SAFETY AND ENSURING DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS ARE OUR UTMOST PRIORITY.
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BULLYING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN ANY FORM FOR ANY STUDENT OR STAFF IN THE DISTRICT.ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR CONCERNS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY WITH THAT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION.
MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SO THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.
SO WE WILL THEN ADJOURN THE CALLED MEETING SLASH HEARING AT 8:20.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.