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Honorable Stephen C. Howard - Page 4 (JM-1191)
complaints or charges" against the two officials, we would
expect the board to have notified them of the charges and to
give them an opportunity to answer them in accordance with
the applicable school district policies. The employee
before the school board is the teacher who disputes the
correctness of his evaluation, not the officials who
allegedly engaged in mistaken or wrongful conduct when they
gave him that evaluation. If the grievance raises charges
and complaints about the principal's and the
superintendent's conduct that the board wishes to examine,
it may do so only in compliance with applicable statutes and
rules. See, e.g., V.T.C.S. art. 6252-17, 3A(a).
SUMMARY
Section 2(g) of the Open Meetings Act,
article 6252-17, V.T.C.S., permits, but does
not require a school board of trustees to
hold an executive session to consider a
teacher's grievance. An employee who is the
subject of deliberations under section 2(g)
has a right to an open hearing, but has no
right to insist upon a closed hearing.
Very truly you
JIM MATTOX
Attorney General of Texas
MARY KELLER
First Assistant Attorney General
LOU MCCREARY
Executive Assistant Attorney General
JUDGE ZOLLIE STEAKLEY
Special Assistant Attorney General
RENEA HICKS
Special Assistant Attorney General
RICK GILPIN
Chairman, Opinion Committee
Prepared by Susan Garrison
Assistant Attorney Generalp. 6289
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-1191, text, July 25, 1990; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth273629/m1/4/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.