DEL VALLE ISD board consolidates two Level 3 grievances, votes to hold hearing in closed session

The DEL VALLE ISD Board of Trustees voted 6-2 to consolidate two Level 3 grievance appeals and later voted unanimously to hold the consolidated hearing behind closed doors under Texas Government Code §551.074.

Sarah Leon, counsel to the board serving as the hearing officer, told trustees the two complaints were eligible for consolidation under board policy DGBA (local) when "2 or more complaints are sufficiently similar in nature and remedies sought" and noted the grievance filings were dated 05/08/2026 and 06/18/2026. A trustee moved to consolidate the matters into a single proceeding for consideration that evening; the motion carried 6-2.

Counsel then reported that the grievant had requested an open hearing but that because the complaint is "against a trustee," Texas law allows the board to deliberate in closed session on personnel-related matters. After a motion and second, the trustees voted unanimously to hear the consolidated grievance in closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.074. Counsel asked anyone not presenting the grievance to leave the boardroom before the closed deliberations began.