[Hearings on August 14, 2025.]
[00:00:02]
>> LET ME GET STARTED HERE FIRST BEFORE YOU GO.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER IN THE MATTER OF LORENZO GRAISE, TEACHER AT BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL.
HEARINGS INVOLVING COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE TO BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSION UNLESS THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE HEARING REQUEST 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.
IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WISHES TO SEEK ADVICE OF COUNSEL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
FOR THE RECORD, LORENZO GRAISE IS PRESENT.
ELIZABETH RICE WITH SPAUL NICHOLAS LAMP AND LAGOLAS, REPRESENTING THE ADMINISTRATION, IS PRESENT.
CATOSHA WOOD, HISD GENERAL COUNSEL, IS ALSO PRESENT.
MR. GRAISE, DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE AN OPEN OR CLOSED SESSION?
>> I WOULD PREFER AN OPEN SESSION.
>> ANY PARTIES THAT ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS HEARING, YOU MUST LEAVE THE AUDITORIUM AT THIS TIME.
THE BOARD WILL NOW RECESS TO CLOSE SESSION UNDER CHAPTER 551 OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE OPEN MEETINGS ACT SUBSECTION 551.004 THROUGH 551.089.
SHOULD BOARD FINAL ACTION, VOTE, OR DECISION ON ANY MATTER CONSIDERED IN THE CLOSED SESSION BE REQUIRED, SUCH ACTION VOTE AND DECISION SHALL BE TAKEN AT AN OPEN MEETING COVERED BY THIS NOTICE UPON RECONVENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING OR AT A SUBSEQUENT PUBLIC MEETING OF THE BOARD UPON NOTICE THEREOF.
THE BOARD HAS RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 11:17 P. M. ON AUGUST 14, 2025.
GOOD TO GO. THE BOARD IS NOW RECONVENED IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM IN OPEN SESSION AT 1:29 P. M., AUGUST 14, 2025.
THE BOARD IS READY TO VOTE SO DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM SOMEONE? A MOTION AND A SECOND.
GO AHEAD AND READ THE MOTION, PLEASE.
A MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE DECISION AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER.
ADOPT THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW RECOMMENDED BY THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER TO DISMISS THIS MATTER.
>> THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.
THE VOTING HAS CLOSED, THE MOTION PASSES.
THE BOARD VOTED SIX FOR AND ZERO AGAINST.
A LETTER NOTIFYING BOTH PARTIES OF THE ACTION OF THE BOARD SHALL BE PREPARED AND SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BOARD RELATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THIS HEARING IS CONCLUDED AT 1:30 P. M., AUGUST 14, 2025.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.