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OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS MEETING IS NOW CONVENED AT 2:09PM.
[Hearings on January 16, 2025.]
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT EVERYONE, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. A QUORUM OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IS PRESENT IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM. THEY ARE FROM MY RIGHT, OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THIS AFTERNOON IS TO HEAR FROM SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS REGISTERED FOR HEARINGS TODAY, SO WE WILL CONDUCT THE HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS MEETING.IN ADDITION, HEARINGS INVOLVING COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE TO BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSION UNLESS THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE HEARING REQUESTS AN OPEN HEARING. IF BOTH PARTIES REQUEST AN OPEN SESSION DURING THIS HEARING, THE BOARD MAY GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH ITS ATTORNEY.
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071.
LORENA CRESPO MURILLO IS PRESENT. YES, MA'AM.
AND MYRA CHICKERING, WITH ROGERS, MORRIS AND GROVER LLP, REPRESENTING THE ADMINISTRATION, IS PRESENT. CATOSHA WOODS GENERAL COUNSEL IS ALSO PRESENT.
MISS MURILLO, DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE IN OPEN OR CLOSED SESSION, MA'AM? I DON'T CARE. THE RESULT IS GOING TO BE THE SAME.
SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
WHATEVER. WELL, IT'S YOUR CHOICE. SO YOU CAN EITHER PROCEED OPEN OR CLOSED.
I NEVER HAVE CHOICES. YOU DECIDE EVERYTHING. SO YOU MAKE THE DECISION.
CLOSED? OKAY, MA'AM, WE WILL PROCEED IN CLOSED SESSION TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY.
IF ANY PARTIES ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS HEARING, YOU MAY LEAVE THE AUDITORIUM AT THIS TIME.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DENY THE GRIEVANCE AND UPHOLD THE DECISION OF THE LEVEL TWO HEARING OFFICER. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING.
DO YOU HAVE A. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? [INAUDIBLE].
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM MISS MICHELLE CRUZ ARNOLD.
MA'AM, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND VOTE. [INAUDIBLE] , MA'AM? THE BOARD HAS NOT VOTED YET.[INAUDIBLE]. ALL OF YOU.
MA'AM. THE BOARD IS VOTING. PLEASE VOTE. [INAUDIBLE].
STOP BEING LIKE THAT CUTTING YOUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR A LOT OF STUDENTS.
A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE [INAUDIBLE]. MA'AM.
THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] NO, MA'AM. NOTHING. OKAY.
ALL OF YOU ARE IN THE SAME WAY. SEVEN IN FAVOR, TWO ABSENT.
THE MOTION PASSES. THE BOARD HAS VOTED SEVEN, FOUR AND TWO.
THIS HEARING IS CONCLUDED AT 2:45PM WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
WE HAVE NO, WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS.
THIS MEETING OF THE BOARD IS ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS 2:46PM ON JANUARY 16TH, 2025.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.