It's fine Thursday morning. It is 09:01, and this meeting will be in order. First, I'll call roll. Members, when I say your name, please respond that you are present. Julia Dvorak, present. Bobby Lynn Weir? Present. Thank you. Courtney McDonald? Rex Gore? Present. Thank you. Benna Glastock? Veronica Galvan, and Tara Turk Saffron. Okay. A quorum is present, so we will begin. As always, guys, we're gonna start with a moment of silence to help ground ourselves before our meeting today. So if you'll please join me in a moment of silence now.
Thank you all so much. Okay, so a few meeting reminders for everyone in here. Members, to ensure we maintain a quorum, please keep your cameras on during the meeting. And for everyone, we'll keep our mics on mute unless we're speaking. Members, in order to capture an accurate vote count, make sure we put our hand fully in the frame. And a reminder, when we second a motion, we will have to do a verbal second so that we can capture it accurately in the meeting minutes. And for everyone who is on this meeting,
welcome. It is being live streamed, and it will be recorded. And anything you put in the chat is part of that record, so just be mindful of that as we move through today's meeting. Okay. So, guess, if you're here to discuss your case with us, you will have an opportunity to do that. We're going to first approve the minutes from our previous meeting, and then we'll move on to our cases. And I'll conduct a roll call to see who all is here to discuss their case, and then we'll go from there. So I'm gonna turn it over to miss Wolfe
to present the meeting minutes from the last time. Thank you, member Dwork. It's actually gonna be another member of the team this time. Yes. Very exciting. I know. Thanks for shifting. Happy to do it. Good morning, committee. If you can see the screen Yes. Those are lots of motion. Wonderful. Members, do we have a motion? Madam chair, I move to approve the temporary suspension meeting minutes for 02/05/2026. Thank you. Do I have a second? Madam chair, I'll second it. Thank you,
miss Weir. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Okay. So that takes us to the main purpose of our meeting today, our cases. And now I'm going to look at the screen here and if I see names that I know we'll need to pull, I'm gonna mark those. So I know that I see case number 9, miss Laura Valdez. So let's pull that one. Case number 8, miss Jones. Thank you. We'll pull that one. Case number 15, mister Trejo.
Perfect. We'll pull that one as well. And then, mister Giov Giovannini, if you could tell us what case you're here for, that would be great. I'm here for, Rebecca Ortiz. That's gonna be case number 13, chair Dvorak. Wonderful. Okay. Is there anyone here besides miss Jones, miss Laura Valdez, miss Ortiz, and mister Trejo that would like to discuss their case with the board. Okay. Staff, are there any cases that we need to pull? No. No. Other than the other than people who are here, we don't have any elements. Perfect. Thank you so much.
So then what we're going to do is we're gonna vote the cases of everyone who is not here as a block, and then those of you that are here, we will call your cases up one by one after we vote this block. So staff, if we could get a motion on the screen for us. Teneli, will you zoom in on that? So now it's on the bottom right of your screen if you hit the small plus size button. Thank you. Okay. I just double checked the names. We are good to go here. So, again,
for those of you that are here, your name should not be on this list because we're voting all the cases that are not here as a block first, and then we will take up your cases after this one. So members, do we have any questions or do we have a motion? Okay. I'll do the motion first. I called the order temporary suspension cases number four through seven, ten through twelve, fourteen, and 16 as listed on the agenda. These cases concern the following respondents who were arrested for an offense that is subject to a temporary suspension under Texas Education Code section two two eight point two zero
three. Case four, Nicholas Pete Alonso, case five, Jason Donahue, case six, Carlos Alberto Font, case seven, Sanahari Gleeson, case 10, Robbie Lynn Mason, case 11, Lance Mosley, case 12, Joshua Nguyen. Case 14, Gabriela Rice. Case 16, Jonathan Randall Williams. I move that the temporary suspension committee grant the application for the temporary suspension against the respondents and enter a temporary suspension order. Do I have a second? Madam Chair, I second the motion.
Thank you, Mr. Gore. Any discussion? Are you ready for the question? All those in favor, raise your right hand. Those opposed same sign. Motion carries. Okay. That takes us to the cases that are here today, so we're gonna go in order. We're gonna start with case number eight as listed on our agenda, but I'm gonna turn it over to staff to outline the rules and then we'll go from there. Okay. To all of our speakers this morning, you will have ten minutes to address the committee. I will have a timer on my end, and I will come off of mute when you have one minute left,
and I will come off mute again when your time is up. The staff will go first. They'll be able to present their case, then you'll get your ten minutes. Okay? Alright. Great. Thank you. Thank you so much. So we're gonna start, like I said, with case number eight, which is miss Jones. I'm gonna turn it over to staff first to present the case, and then you will have your ten minutes, miss Jones, to address the board. Go ahead, staff. Alright. We have Takisha Annette Jones, this morning. And just a reminder, all of these, temporary suspension cases are based off of an arrest.
So if somebody has been arrested for an offense listed in 22 a point two zero one of the Texas Education Code, then, and they've been verified as staff as the same person who has a certificate. They have a certificate, obviously, can't suspend someone that doesn't exist, and, and have been arrested for one of those crimes, then you must temporarily suspend their certificate. It is not a discretionary action. Miss Jones was arrested on 12/17/2025 for the third degree felony of injury to a child, elderly, or disabled person with intentional bodily injury.
That is a title five felony. It's a violation of the Texas penal code 22.04. All title five felonies are listed in 22 a point two zero one. Therefore, she has to get temporarily suspended by law. Thank you, mister Crabtree. Miss Jones, you or your attorney can now have your ten minutes. Cameron will keep time for you. Go ahead. Your your time starts. Thank you. So I, understand everything that mister Crabtree Crabtree is saying. I do think that, some special circumstances need to be considered.
I think with anything dealing with, our judicial system, there are just exceptions to the rule. My situation, I'm trying not to get emotional. My situation was in defense of my mother. We had, helped cater a funeral repass for my sister-in-law and there was this lady there that was just irate and belligerent and as we were trying to leave, we literally were trying to leave the situation, leave the venue and she and her husband attacked my mom.
So when that happened, I intervened and I just kind of grabbed the lady to pull her away. But when that happened, a crowd of people jumped on me. My brother and my mom literally could count at least seven to 10 people that they had to pull off of me. And so the situation, it just seemed like it was a big brawl, a big melee. I did go to the police, but opted not to press charges because, you know, just trying to take the family's, hard time that they were dealing with into consideration. And the fact that,
you know, when we told the police what happened, they said it was a brawl in melee. Like, they said an investigator would not pick this up, like, literally told me not to worry about it. I dealt with for the from July 2024 up until September 2024, I dealt with this lady coming to my place of employment harassing me to the point to where the district had to CT her from the district. So while I understand that certain things,
require, a suspension. Like, I get it. My, school district has not put me on administrative leave or anything. I am still working, at I'm at work right now in a dance room, because we're testing. I'm still working. They said that this arrest had no bearings on my ability to do my job, and they're giving me the opportunity, to prove myself as innocent in the court of law. I could have taken a deal, but I just felt like taking that deal, would not have been honest
because my mom was attacked. It was completely self defense, and I don't think there's anyone that would stand by and watch her their mom be attacked attacked by two people. Not only have I been charged, my mom was charged, my brother was charged, you know, like, it's just a whole big mess. So I've I understand the, the rules that mister Crabtree expressed, but I also feel like my record has been clean. I've never gotten into any trouble with law enforcement.
I've never been arrested criminal defense attorney will be, working the case as a self defense case. Thank you, miss Jones. And thank you for being here. This sounds like it's a tough situation, and I feel for you and your family during it. For this board, our hands are tied as you heard the rules that mister Crabtree laid out. We're mandated by a recent law that was passed where if if you're arrested for a certain one of the crimes listed, then we have to temporarily suspend you. I will give you the
if the case gets dropped, if you're found innocent, if something like that, when it's resolved, then the temporary suspension goes away. So once the case works through the details, that's the process. For us, we we don't get to see the details of all the case of your case and everything like that, so we can only look at there's an arrest, this is the same person, they're certified, and we have to suspend. But I do wish you all the luck with that. It seems like a tough situation. Members or staff, do we have any questions for miss Jones?
Okay. Do we have a motion? Members, do I have a motion? Okay. I call to order temporary suspension case number eight, Taishika Annette Jones as listed on the agenda. The case concerns a respondent who was arrested for an offense that is subject to temporary suspension under Texas Education Code 228.203. I move that the temporary suspension committee grant the application for the temporary suspension against the respondent and enter a temporary suspension order. Members, do I have a second? Sure. I was checking the motions. Thank you, mister Gore. Nollie, will you stop sharing so I can catch the vote with all the members on
screen? Thank you. Okay, members, all those in favor, please raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Miss Jones, please follow-up with staff as this moves through the process. I wish you all the best in this and thank you for being here today. Am I able to leave the meeting? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. That takes us to our next case on the agenda, number nine, miss Laura Valdez. I'll turn it over to staff to present. Again, as as I stated, it's the same sort of cases, temporary suspension for arrest.
Miss Laura Valdez was arrested on 12/06/2025 for the second degree felony of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. That is also a title five felony as is a violation of, the penal code of 22.02. That arrest, again, is one that is qualified under twenty two eight point two zero one, and you're required to temporary suspend under twenty two eight two zero three. Thank you, mister Crabtree. Basora Valdez. You'll have ten minutes to address the board. Miss McCain will keep your time. You're muted right now. I'm gonna mute all this. Okay.
I did tell the district in the the amount of allotted time to about this arrest. This morning, the the prosecuting attorney is presenting my case to the grand jury, and he's looking for dismissal, of course. I do wanna just say that this was an act of domestic violence. I was scared for my life. I was just trying to protect myself. Unfortunately, I was the one arrested. I was not the aggressor in the in this, incident. I have not been working, and I am not returning to the same situation. I've had my family and my friends support me, and I'm not in Fort Worth anymore.
And I I understand, you know, the circumstances. You know? It was they were just unfortunate. And, you know, I guess that's all I need to say for now. Thank you so much, miss Lorebadev. I'm so sorry. Domestic violence is never okay. I wish you all the best. I'm glad you have a good support system with you. I hope I hope that today, you know, the dismissal works in your favor. Glad to hear it's moving through the process. Unfortunately, as you heard from us, we Right. We have the process that we have to go through, but please communicate with staff I will. What happens with your case because they can help you resolve it moving forward.
Yes. I've been keeping in touch with, Anna Amaro. Good. I'm glad to hear it. Thank you. Okay. Members, do we have any questions? Back, can we get a motion on screen? Members, do I have a motion? Chair, I I call over temporary suspension case number nine, Lular Valdez. Press list on the agenda. This case concerns a respondent who was arrested for an offense that is subject to temporary suspension under Texas education code section 22 a dot two zero three. I move that the temporary suspension committee grant the application for the temporary suspension against
the respondent and enter a temporary suspension order. Thank you. Members, do I have a second? Let the record show Ms. Weir seconds the motion. Ms. Weir, if you could come off mute to second that motion, that would be great. I second the motion. Thank you so much. Members, any questions? All those in favor, raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Ms. Orvaldas, thank you for being here today. Again, please update staff as your case moves along. I wish you all the best. Thank you. And if you if you would like, you can exit the meeting.
Okay. So, I mean, if I just happen to hear something today, do I just let Anna know? Yes. Please let staff know, and they'll guide you on what what kind of documentation they'll need. Okay. Alright. Anything else? No, ma'am. Thank you. Alright. Thank you. Okay. That takes us to case number 13. Miss Ortiz. I'll turn it to staff to present first. Go ahead. Vince Ortiz was arrested on 12/09/2025 for the second degree felony of abandoning or endangering a child or individuals, resulting in imminent danger or bodily injury.
This is also a title five felony, which is again, one of the listed crimes that require temporary suspension. Thank you, mister Crabtree. I believe your attorney is here. You guys can have ten minutes to present your case to the board. Miss McCain will keep your time. Go ahead. It's similar to other two previous cases. It's a case that they shouldn't have been charged. My client, Rebecca, will get I'll work on getting this case dismissed, and we understand it's not discretionary. So, we won't waste your time with the details, but it well, I'm working on getting it dismissed,
and then we'll, contact you once the case is dismissed and present the proper paperwork. Thank you so much. I appreciate that. Staff will work really well with you once you have that paperwork, so Thank you. Let them know. Absolutely. Members, do you have any questions? Do we have a motion on the screen? Members, do I have a motion? K. I called to order go ahead, Sherry. I called to order temporary suspension case number third number 13, Rebecca m Ortiz, as listed on the agenda. This case concerns a respondent who was arrested for an offense that is subject to
temporary suspension under the Texas Education Code section 22 a dot two zero three. I move that the temporary suspension committee grant the application for the temporary suspension against the respondent and enter a temporary suspension order. Thank you. Members, do I have a second? Madam chair, I'll second it. Thank you, miss Weir. Members, do I have any questions? All those in favor, raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Have a blessed day, miss Ortiz. You too. Okay. So our last case up today is for mister Trejo.
It's case number 15 as listed on our agenda. I'll turn it over to mister Crabtree to present the case first. Yes. Mister Trejo was arrested on 01/12/2026 for the third degree felony offense of a terroristic threat, imposed on a public servant or the public itself, inciting fear of serious bodily injury. This is also a title five felony, and therefore also a crime that is listed and requires temporary suspension. Thank you so much. Mister Trejo, you'll have ten minutes to address the board.
Miss McCain will keep your time. You can go ahead and come off mute and address the board. Mister Trejo, can you hear us? Okay. Can you hear me? Yes. Okay. I have hired a lawyer, to, answer the charges that are against me. And the curve maybe I'm Friday. Okay. We're we're having a little trouble hearing you, but is there anything else you want to add? I I I said I have hired a lawyer to fight the charges that are against me
and that's all I have to face. Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you for being here. Members, do we have any questions? Beth, can we get a motion on the screen? Members, do I have a motion? Okay. I call to order temporary suspension case number 15 Apollonio Trejo as listed on the agenda. The case concerns a respondent who was arrested for an offense that is subject to temporary suspension under Texas Education Code section two two eight point two zero three. I move that the temporary suspension committee grant the application for the temporary suspension against the respondent and enter a temporary suspension order.
Members, do I have a second? Madam chair, I'll second. Thank you, miss Weir. Members, any questions? All those in favor, please raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Mister Trejo, if your attorney does get the case dismissed or it moves in that direction, please keep the TA staff informed, and they'll be able to walk you through next steps. And you're welcome to exit the meeting at your convenience whenever you would like. Staff or members, do we have any other questions or thoughts before we move to adjournment?
Just a reminder that your next meeting will be in two weeks on Thursday at 9AM. We'll send meeting details out closer to that meeting. Oh, thank you. And also, doctor Galvan, I see, has joined. So hi. Okay. It is 09:28, and the meeting is adjourned.