Rex Gore? Present. Hey, Rex. Vanna Glasscock? Here. Thank you. Veronica Galvan? Here. Thank you. And Tara Turk Saffron? Thank you. A quorum is present. And as always, we like to begin our meetings with a moment of silence. So if you would, please join me in a moment of silence before our meeting begins. Thank you all. Okay. A few meeting reminders for everyone. Like I said, members, to make sure we maintain a quorum, please keep your cameras on. However, everyone, keep your mics on mute unless we are speaking.
And then, members, again, when we're doing our vote count, make sure we put our hand fully in the screen so I can capture your vote properly. And when we're doing a second, we're gonna do verbal seconds so that we can capture that in the meeting minutes. And for everyone on the call, just a reminder, this meeting is live streamed, and it's recorded for public record. So, again, anything you put in the chat is also part of that, so just be mindful. Okay. First item up on our agenda is approving the minutes from our previous meeting.
So I'm gonna turn it over to miss Wolf to present that item. Good morning, members. I am sharing my screen, so hopefully, you can see the motion to approve the temporary suspension meeting minutes from January 22. Thank you, miss Walt. Members, do I have a motion? Madam chairman, I move to approve the temporary suspension meetings. The temporary suspension meeting minutes for 01/22/2026. Thank you, member Gore. Do I have a second? Members, can I get a second on that? I was gonna say we need any member can make a second for that motion. I'll second.
Thank thank you, miss Glasscock. Alright. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Thank you so much. Okay. Now onto our main purpose for this meeting here. Okay. What I'm gonna do is I'm actually gonna let TEA staff outline the cases and what constitutes us bringing them here today. And then after they do that, I'm gonna do a roll call to see who is here and which cases we need to pull. Staff, does that work for you? It does. Okay. Good morning, madam chair and committee members.
We have several temporary suspension cases to present to you today. As a reminder, these temporary suspension cases are for individuals who hold educator certificates, were arrested for offenses listed under section 22 a point two zero one a of the Texas Education Code, and have been verified by staff as the same individuals who were arrested. Pursuant to section 228A.203 of the Texas Education Code, if all of those requirements have been met, then you are required to temporarily suspend the educator certificates held by these individuals.
Before we get to these cases, Steph would like to note that we need to pull cases number six and twelve as their criminal cases were dismissed and the charges rejected before we could present their cases for temporary suspension to you. And that would be number six, Justin Bolin, and number 12, Crystal Garcia. Great. Thank you so much. So I see several people on the call today, and I need to know which cases you're here representing so that we can pull
those and we'll take those separately. Otherwise, we'll vote all of the cases as a block. So if you are here to talk to the board about your case, please raise your hand, and I'll call on you, and then I'll learn which case you're where she know what to represent. Okay. Christopher Carlson. Good morning. I'm an attorney. I'm here for, Australia Arnold. Great. That's on your agenda as number four. Oh, thank you. K. So we'll pull that one. Michael Todd? Yes. I'm, here for Ronique Williams. Thank you. That would be case number 31 on your agenda.
Thank you. And then I think the name on here that I see is Samsung s m g nine nine. Yes. Which g s are you here for? You're you're muted right now. My name is Jared Heath. I'm here, representing myself. Thank you. That would be case number 16 on your agenda. Thank you. And I'll just go down some of the lists. Sunny, are you here for a case? Good morning. This is, Saint Paulizes. We're here with Crystal Garcia. We believe that case was removed this morning. Yes. That was number 12. Thank you very much. And having nothing further,
may you be excused? Yes. Have a wonderful day. Thank you. You too. Okay. Anyone else here just for another case? Raise your hand, and I'll I'll call you. Okay. Ben Costu? My my display name. Oscar Reynoso represent myself. Oscar. Number 24. Oscar. Yeah. Sorry for the name. I tried to change it. It doesn't let me. So Don't worry about it. Alright. Thank you. Don't worry about it. Ron Harden. Ronald Harden. I'm here representing Devin Harris, and this case should have been dismissed because I've got a dismissal of the charge that's alleged.
You said Devin Harris? Correct. That's number, 15 on your agenda, madam chair. Thank you. Staff, how do y'all wanna handle that one? Do you wanna do it like we've done before where we ask them to send it in and we don't take action today? Yes, madam chair. If that's acceptable to you, we can verify those dismissal documents. And then if, you know, we pull it all together because it doesn't meet the requirements, or we can put it on the next agenda if we're unable to verify. Wonderful. So, Ronald, what we'll do is we will not take action on the case today. We'll have you send over that documentation to TEA staff.
They'll verify it. If it is dropped, then it's settled. If it's not verified, then it'll come up on our next meeting. Okay. I have the dismissal from the district attorney, and I will supply. Thank you so much. May we be excused? I'm good with that. Staff, there's no reason for mister Brown. Yes. You're excused. Thank you for being here. You're welcome. Okay. Who else is here for their case? Elias? It looks like he's representing himself. He's number 25 on the agenda. No. My lawyer's in my lawyer's here. He's representing Oscar Pena.
Yeah. I'm here. Hello. Great. Thank you, guys. Excuse me for interrupting. You have a bit of a scheduling issue. I need to be in federal court at eleven, so I'm just giving you a heads up. Thank you. We should be done fairly quickly before that. Thank you. No problem. Is there anyone else wishing to speak to their board to the board on their case today? Okay. So staff on my list, I've got pulling cases four, fifteen, sixteen, twenty four, 25, and 31 with 15 us taking no action.
Did I miss any? That's what I show, madam chair. Okay. And then you had the staff pulled two cases as well, so we'll need to pull those out. Yep. Okay. If it's okay, madam chair, I'm gonna go ahead and share my screen so I can, everyone can double check that I've, edited the motions appropriately. Thank you. I'm checking over them too. Okay. That motion looks right to me. And then I'm just double checking the names before we do it. Sarah, I I'm just making sure I see four listed in the list,
but I don't see it in the number of cases above. Yeah. Four is removed, so we can delete that line. Thank you. Oh, yes. Thank you. Thank you, Steven. And committee, I would just, staff would like to make the committee aware that, respondent, Jana Walter, did submit a statement, but it does not impact her, address her arrest or any of the reasons for it. So, it does not, affect the three pronged test for the temporary suspension today. But I just wanted to make the committee aware of that. Thank you. What was the name again?
Twenty nine Gina Walder. Okay. Thank you so much. And, yes, so the cases that you see here, everyone, are the ones who are gonna vote as a block because they're not here to speak on their case. So if you see your name here and you are here to speak to us on your case, let us know. If your name is not on here, that means we're gonna take your case up individually. Members, staff, any other questions or comments before I move forward with this motion? Okay. Members, do I have a motion? I'm sorry. May I interrupt? Yes. I am so sorry,
chair. There was a somebody dropped, a message in the chat. He did not see his name on this list. Yes. That is because we pulled his case. We pulled, Elias? Yes. Because he's here to speak on it. Yes. They're gonna take it individually. Okay. Okay. Very good. I'm so sorry I missed that. Thank you so much for clarifying. No problem. Thank you. Any other questions? Okay. I don't see I don't see my name in there. Yes. So if your name is not on here, that's because we're gonna take your case individually. If we're gonna vote all these as a block because they're not here to speak on their case, then then we're gonna take each one individually.
Gotcha. Thank you. Okay. Okay. Members, do I have a motion? I'll make the motion. Miss Ward, do I need to read the names or just the top the numbers? I think we have to read this whole thing with the names. Yep. If you can read the last time, the thing and the numbers. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. I call to order temporary suspension cases number 57 through eleven and thirteen through fourteen, seventeen through 23, 26 through thirty, and thirty two is listed on the agenda. These cases concern the following respondents who were arrested for an offense that is subject
to temporary suspension under Texas education code section two two A dot two zero three. Chad Michael Berry, Christopher Byrd, Eduardo Cantu, Kashan Davonte Carter, Eric Enriquez, Bailey Ashton Estrada, Damien Jafon Gomez, Charles Hopper senior Charles Harper senior, Ben Hernandez junior, Candace Hunter, Christopher Matthew Lemoine, George Russell McAllister, Bruno Gerardo Pereta, Gloria Pena, Kelly Renee Repetto,
Timothy Salinas, Amaya Sales, Steven Tucker, Jane Janea I'm sorry. I'm killing. Janea Vistrava Walder, Philip Drake Wiggins, and Jared Trevor Young. I move that the temporary suspension committee grant the application for the temporary suspension against the respondents and enter a temporary suspension order. Thank you. Members, do I have a second? I'll second. Thank you, mister Gore. Any discussion? Are you ready for the question? All those in favor, please raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries.
Okay. Thank you, guys. Now we're gonna pull the individual cases that we're gonna discuss today. So we will start with item number four on on our agenda for Estrella Arnold. I'm gonna turn it over to staff to present the item. Just for my speakers, staff will begin and present their case. You will have ten minutes to address the board. I will come off of mute when you have one minute, and then I will come off again when your time is up. Thank you. Go ahead, Emily. On 11/10/2025, the respondent,
Estrella Arnold, was arrested for the second degree felony of abandoning or endangering a child by placing an imminent danger or causing bodily injury. This is an offense, under title five section 22 o four of the Texas penal code. It's an offense specifically identified in Texas Education Code section 22 a point two zero one a. Miss Arnold does hold an educator certificate, and staff has verified that she is indeed the same individual who was arrested for this offense. And as such,
she is subject to temporary suspension. Thank you so much. And now we give the floor to Estrella Arnold or her attorney. They have 10 to address us, and like Cameron said, she will give a warning when that time is coming to an end. Please go ahead. Your time has started. Good morning. Thank you very much. Christopher Carlson for Australia Arnold. I have been retained on, miss Arnold's case to represent her with any criminal charges. I've been in contact with the Matagorda County District Attorney's Office, and as of,
12/23/2025 the district attorney Todd on can is telling me that. She has not been charged with any criminal offense and that if he moves forward it will only be with a misdemeanor case and he has not decided what misdemeanor charges he intends to file against her. I have a copy of the email that I can share with the group if I can get my computer to do it if you'd like me to. Staff, what would work best for you guys?
At this time, staff's position would be the same that it has taken in all such cases that the temporary suspension statute meant the statute mandates temporary suspension based on the educator's arrest for a felony identified. What ultimately happens with the charges, if they are dismissed or if they are reduced to a lesser charge, may impact the temporary suspension, but that happens at a later date once the documentation and everything has been presented to staff and verified by staff. At this time,
the arrest is still there, the charges are still there, and the committee should temporarily suspend her certificate. I understand mister Carlson's position that that the DA is deciding what to do with these charges. If and when the charges are dismissed, mister Carlson can present those to staff, and staff will take appropriate action to dissolve the temporary suspension if needed and proceed accordingly at that point. That that's not my position. She hasn't been charged. That's my position. Mister Carlson,
if you'll wait to be addressed by the board chair before speaking, that would be very helpful. Thank you so much. Sure. K. Thank you, staff and mister car Carlson. Our board is in an interesting spot because we are triggered on the arrest. And if that box is correct and it is the same person, we're required to temporarily suspend until it is worked out on the legal side. If the charges are dropped, please send it over to TEA and it removes the suspension. So we'll have to move forward with what our board is required to do today.
But you have the TEA's information, so if that status changes, please share all that information with them, and they'll be able to handle next steps there. Madam chair, how do we know that she was arrested for this offense? Because I don't even have any documents showing she was arrested for this offense. Thank you for that question. I'll let TEA explain how we get alert alerted for the arrest. Sure. I'm happy to do that. I'm the applicant on this, particular case matter. We're alerted from DPS when the individual is arrested. And with the notification of arrest, we do go in and and verify their identity,
based on their fingerprints. Yes. Thank you. So even though she hasn't been charged, because that's literally what the email says, she has not been charged. Thank you. Steph, do y'all wanna answer this question? She might not have been charged. She hasn't been indicted, but she was arrested and the triggering word for this statute, the action is an arrest. Ultimately what happens with any charges, indictments, the level of offense that is not contemplated. The only thing that is contemplated is the arrest for a offense that is identified
in the statute. And in this instance, the educator was arrested for an offense. Okay. So when the I apologize. When the district attorney dismisses the case, which he has indicated that it absolutely has already happened, he's not going to move forward, do I simply forward it to miss Sarah Wolfe or whom? Yes. If you forward it to staff's attention, we will take action on that paperwork. We will verify it, and we will take appropriate action. And if that requires, the temporary suspension to be sought dissolved,
we will do that. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Great. Thank you for being here and for your questions. Members, do y'all have any questions? Okay. Are we ready for a motion? Members, do I have a motion? I will move. Madam chairman, most I, move call to order temporary suspension case number four concerning Estrella Arnold 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? I'll second. Thank you, miss Glasscock. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Thank you, and thank you for being here. I know we had another person that had the time constraint. Can you remind me of which case that is? I'll pull it I'll pull it up next. It's my case. My name is doctor Pena. Can I Okay?
So if you can accommodate me, I would greatly appreciate it. Yes. Sorry. It kinda broke out for a second. Who are you representing? It's doctor Pena. I'm a lawyer, and I represent Indiana Norvigant. Twenty five. Staff. Okay. We're gonna pull your case right now. Okay. Staff, I'll turn it over to you to present on case number 25, Elias Rodriguez. On 12/05/2025, the respondent was arrested for the third degree felony, offense of assault of a family or house member impeding breath and circulation. This is an offense specifically identified in Texas Education Code 22 a point two zero
one a because it falls under title five section 22 o one of the Texas penal code. And since the educator, was arrested for this offense and he is certified by us back, he is subject to mandatory temporary suspension. Thank you. Now I'll turn it over to you, mister Pina. You'll have ten minutes to address the board. Your time starts now. Thank you. I'll start with some technical concerns, and then I'll move on to our factual defenses. But, my understanding and and I'm not, you know, real a real expert at the CEA law.
But My understanding is that to suspend a license, The, standard of proof is Give me one second. I believe it's, preponderance of the evidence. And, you know, to one way to understand preponderance of the evidence, I think, is to to think of 51. Now what's troubling about that to me is that to arrest somebody, you only need probable cause, which is much lower than 51%. So from technical standpoint, I I have difficulty under reconciling these two things.
The proof that has been presented, is solely the fact that my client was arrested. And I don't know how, this body can, based on just that, can determine that there is a preponderance of the evidence. It seems like a policy disconnect here, and it troubles me because it's really easy to arrest somebody, on much less than preponderance of the evidence. So if that's all the evidence that is being presented, I would submit to this body that there is an insufficiency, of the evidence issue and that the evidence presented rises to maybe probable cause,
but it certainly doesn't rise to preponderance of the evidence. And so I would ask this body not to suspend, because I think that would be a violation of due process. I think this whole policy conflict is a violation of due process. In any event, moving on, I'll move to the factual state, to the factual defense now. On, 12/05/2025, my client, was at his home. He began to receive texts texts from a woman that he had a relationship with in the past at about 03:30AM. She she texted him several times. She came over. She was drunk.
While they were there, he got a phone call from somebody else that set, the first woman off, and she became very aggressive. And my client tried to remove her from his house. He did not assault her in any way, and this this this, he he he really, what he did was he defended himself, and he had every right to ask her to leave his home because she was no longer welcome. And I'm not sure how do you get a drunk woman out of your home
at 03:00 in the morning without running the risk that she's going to call the cops and make an accusation against you. She's a terrible witness. This happened in my client's home. There's a Definitely, in my opinion, policy conflict. That affects my client's due process rights. And so, I don't know how we take this arrest and say, this arrest that was, based on probable cause is somehow sufficient to suspend my client's license, under preponderance of the evidence standard. So in light of that, I would respectfully request that this body not suspend my client's license,
and that is all I have. Thank you. Thank you, mister Pena. I appreciate you being here today. Just to clarify a couple things for you, this is a temporary suspension meeting. It started based on a recent law that was passed where our goal is to protect our students because, as you know, we hold our Texas teachers to a very high standard because our students should always be safe and protected in classrooms. So that's how this was started. This, committee is required to temporarily suspend educators' licenses if they are are arrested for one of the offenses that's listed out in the law.
Once we confirm that identity, we temporarily suspend, but that's not the end of the process. Well, there's a legal process, and then we also have a longer process that goes on to more permanent suspension matters and things like that. So if this case gets dropped or things change with the charges, please send that over to TEA staff, and they can assess what next steps are there. But for us on this committee, that arrest triggers and mandates us to temporarily suspend. And again, this is the first step of a long process. So, staff, if you all had anything else that you wanted to address or members,
if you had any questions, feel free. No. Madam Chair, I think you, summarize that very eloquently. Depending on what happens ultimately with the criminal charges, there will be further steps with the Aspect TA process as far as whether his license will be suspended or what other action occurs. But at this particular point, the matter before the committee's consideration is whether or not he should be temporarily suspended based on the arrest for the identified offense. That's correct. Members, do y'all have any questions? Mister Moore?
You're muted right now, mister Moore. I acknowledge you have a compelling argument, that I would ask that you would take up with the legislature because, your argument relative to upon a federal government's versus probable cause, I think, is clearly germane. But it's part of your this board or we we don't have the the right to have any x-ray discretion, but this is a matter for the legislature, that I hope you will bring up to legislature. Thank you, mister Barr. Members, any other questions? Do I have a motion? Members,
do I have a motion? I'm sure D'Borg, just a reminder, you may also make a motion. Okay. Mister D'Borg, did you I saw you come off on mute. Yes, ma'am, chair. I call to order temporary suspension case number 25, Elias Rodriguez, 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 22 a dot 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,
miss Regor. Do I have a second? I'll second. Excuse me. I'll second. Thank you, miss Glasscock. Members, any questions? Okay. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Thank you for being here today, mister Pena. Good luck on your federal court case later today. Thank you. Okay. Board, that takes us back to our next case, which I believe is case number 16 for Jared Heath. So, Steph, I will turn it over to you. Saf,
are you ready to Yes. Sorry. I think it's this bug that's going around. Don't worry. I understand. If you need a moment, please take it. On 11/07/2025, respondent was arrested for the second degree felony offense of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Again, this is an offense covered under section 22 a point two zero one a because it's a violation of the Texas penal code, section 22.02 a two. And staff was saying, that he should be suspended as a result,
for that arrest, for that offense. K. Thank you. I'm gonna turn it over to Jared Heath or his attorney representing him. Reminder, you'll have ten minutes to address the board, and Cameron will tell you when that time is coming to an end. Go ahead. You're on mute, sir. Okay. First of all, I'd like to say thank you, for having me here today. And I appreciate it. In this matter, there's I, would just like to say in in in my defense, I've had no, no previous discipline actions whatsoever. I've been a teacher for thirty for twenty something years.
I have zero discipline, problems at school or anything anything any criminal record or anything. This is was an isolated, unique event. It was was not school related or students weren't involved. It didn't arise out of my role as an educator. I did have a protective order. It expires today. I followed it fully. There was no no, finding of of for to proceed with an extension or anything. I, and then just, in closing, I would just I would just respectfully ask that the court deny my emergency suspension,
or any alternative, impose the least restrictive temporary measure pending resolution of my criminal, case. Again, it doesn't no students were involved. No conduct on campus. No prior this is when, no prior prior criminal record. It was an isolated, incident. You know, I'm I do not present an immediate risk to our students or most education community whatsoever. Like I said, I've been a tea teacher for for many years, many school districts. This is just was an isolated,
unique occurrence. Like I said, I I would I would just like the in the in the alternative, maybe you all, instead of just, doing a a suspension, you could, maybe just finish we do remote duties, you know, online or, you know, maybe maybe just suspend or I can't I agree, not to work until the charges are until the criminal cases is is concluded. I will know, that, all I have been all that's been done is I've just been arrested, and that's all. I haven't talked to anybody. I have a lawyer, but I have I we haven't talked to the the district.
There's no, no one's been contacted. No family members have been contacted. Most likely, this case is going to be, dismissed. But I understand I I I it's my understanding just from watching these that there's a three pronged test. And if if if I was arrested and y'all confirm it's me, then the suspension is is automatic. I just I'm just, respectfully asking if if you all can not do that and then maybe, some other type of of, binding. Thank you. And thank you for being here today. I appreciate it. Your your understanding is correct.
Oh. Yes, ma'am. And I was I was gonna say, I I I fully understand in today's society and what's going on with with teachers and and and and so I I fully I understand the the the need, the necessity for this. I do agree with the lawyer. It was my that is just that for some people, it's not right, you know, even whether they should even be arrested. And then now I'm losing my my ability to to to make an income too, and I haven't even been judged by my peers. It's just to me seems I understand why.
I do. But it just didn't seem quite right. You know what I mean? Anyway, that's that's that's all I need to say. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for being here. Your understanding is correct. This committee is mandated to temporarily suspend once that arrest happens and we verify who it was. However, as if the case gets dropped, then the temporary suspension also gets dropped. So if that happens, please send over that information to TEA, and they can resolve it from that end. Members, do y'all have any questions for Jared?
Okay. Jared, I see you can go ahead. Did you have a question? I'm I'm not will, will this stay on my permanent record if, say that, you you know, the the charges are dropped? Will it show that I'm, I have been suspended? Staff, do you wanna answer that, ma'am? So if, mister Heath does get us documentation that is verified that the charges were dismissed, you know, whether they were rejected, no billed, the temporary suspension is dissolved, it does not appear on the record on the face of the virtual record.
But, again, depending on what happens with those charges ultimately, if it is reduced, something else happens with it that does determine the outcome of that temporary suspension action and proceeding. So the only thing I can tell you, mister Heath, is whatever happens with your case, ultimately, send the appropriate paperwork to staff and the agency, and we will proceed forward with your case. I appreciate y'all. Thank you all for what you're doing. Thank you so much. Members, any questions? Okay. Do I have a motion? Okay. Call to order temporary suspension case number 16,
Jared Heath. As listed 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 two two eight dot two zero three. I'll make 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? I'll second the motion. Thank you, mister Gore. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Thank you again for being here,
mister Heath. You're welcome to hop off whenever you would like. Okay. We're gonna move on to our next case that we pulled, I believe, that's number 24, Oscar Reynoso. Staff, are y'all ready to present on case number twenty fourth? Yes. On 11/15/2025, respondent was arrested for the third degree felony of assault of a pregnant person, which is an offense, again, identified under Texas Education Code section 22 a point two zero one a.
And it is an offense under section 22.01 of the Texas Penal Code, and since Mr. Reynoso is a certified educator in Texas, he is subject to the temporary suspension based on this arrest. And staff asked that you the committee temporarily suspend him based on that arrest today. Thank you so much. Now I'm gonna hand it over to Fosco Reynoso. You'll have ten minutes to present to the board, and Cameron will warn you when that ten minutes is up. Go ahead. Can you hear me?
Yes. Okay. Perfect. Alright. Hello. My name is Oscar Reynoso. I've been an educator for five years now in county, And, this is the first time I've been arrested, and this is the first time I got to legal troubles ever in my life. It's so sad that we and I'm in this position. This is not something I asked for. Like, I did not know if this is ever gonna happen to me in my life. But this is, this is my only life career wise of it after leaving my bodyguard life to become educated myself to help students. Came with it after five years. You know? I won teachers a month, teachers a year, things like that from a local school district and stuff.
And now I moved to Dallas. I have a new life, and here I am. Overall, like, at this very moment, I know the charges are, like, in are against me, but I have my my fiancee next to me right here. I can move the camera later later. She realized, you know, everything that was going on and stuff. She she went to court from the Harris County, the Dallas County, and the the the the district attorney in Dallas we have here. And she did the affidavit. I have documentations, three documentations from the Dallas Dallas one and the, the district attorney paperwork. If you guys want me to submit it to you guys or drop the charges,
so she did the affidavit. She did meet the the clerk, the district attorney clerk, secretary about the charges and stuff. She spoke to them on the phone and the private investigator, who has handled this case, and they said they'll call it their, they're gonna drop the charges, but it's gonna take some time from it because they have cases that, you know, they gotta catch up the stuff. The cases, I see they told me that is not my record right now, but they told me that, since she did the affidavit and stuff, and they spoke to her, about, like, two weeks or less since last month. They're gonna try to, they're going to drop the the charges at the same moment. During the time,
you know, all that's going on, I just became a dad just recently. So the baby's right there behind us. I will let her speak, behalf for me. Staff, can we do that? Mister Reynoso, the the time is yours, sir. So Oh, if yours Oh, okay. Okay. Do you hear me? Yes. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. So she's right here. So overall, like, we just become a dad. Just become a dad. Either way that I'm going to school for behavior specialist because I wanna work in the special education with the, with the autism kids and also, like, you could say in house suspension on certain stuff.
So help them rebuild their lives because I already because I was I'm from that area too. I understand where they come from. But this is the only thing this is the only career I have, and this is all I know because this is something I enjoy and and the passion of it. So if if there's any update that I get from the, from the from the court order, I would love to email you guys. I wrote a statement about it. I thought my team from the AFT was is going to email to you guys, but they just told me last night that they didn't do anything about that. So I have the, the original copy of the,
we'll call it, the report. So if you guys need it, I can submit to you guys. I also been contacted Dallas ISD that I need to go at every first to the, what, administrator office, the, human resource, to update what's going on, all this, scenario. And, plus, they I've been following their directions and kinda contact anyone and especially keep them, informed what's going on. And I've been seen, been going to MetroCare for, from all this scenario because when I got arrested, I was arrested I got arrested once I sleep. So because of that, I suffer depression and anxiety,
so I had trouble sleeping because everything that you know, I I am scared that somebody touched me because I don't know how I got to jail in the first place. And so here I am. I think that's pretty much I could say. Thank you, Oscar. Thank you for being here. And just to clarify probably what you heard as we go on this meeting today, For this committee, we're mandated to temporarily suspend if there is an arrest and if we verify that it's you. If the charges get dropped or dismissed, send that information over to TEA, and it will dissolve the temporary suspension.
So just and if you have other documentation that you would wish to share with TEA staff, you're welcome to send that over. They'll keep that in the to share with TEA staff, you're welcome to send that over. They'll keep that in the record and work with you. Do you have a question? Yes. Where do I submit this? I could submit I could submit you all these documents and stuff to you guys, so you have records, you know, that I everything I'm I'm saying. Data Alliance, they already have it. AFC already have it. My lawyer already have it. If you guys want copy of it, I can submit it to you guys. I'll drop an email I'll drop an email address in the chat for you, and you can send documents over. Yeah. I would love to do that. Like I said, like, all like, she did it everything from Houston,
Dallas, and an attorney to, the clerk here in Dallas to drop the charges and everything else. Yes. Thank you. Yeah. Please send everything over to TEA staff, and they'll be able to work with your team. It looks like there is an email address in the chat. You see it? Okay. Great. Send everything there. The TEA staff is wonderful, and they'll work with you. With that said, staff, did y'all have anything you wanted to say or add? No. Nothing further. Thank you so much. Members, do you have any questions? Okay. Looks like we have a motion on the screen. Members, do I have a motion? I can do it.
A call to order to embrace suspension case number 16. Oscar Reynoso is listed on the agenda for that sorry. Case number 24. Oscar Reynoso as listed on the agenda. This case concerns respondent who was arrested for an offense that's subject to temporary suspension under Texas Education Code section two two a dot two zero three. I'll 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? I'll second it.
Okay. Oh. Okay. Thanks, mister Moore. Okay. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Okay. Now I believe the last case we have pulled for today is number 31 for Renique Williams. Staff, are you ready to present on that case? Yes. On 11/13/2025, the respondent was arrested for second degree felony of assault with a deadly weapon. Again, this is an offense that is listed in the Texas Education Code section 22 a
point two zero one a. It's an offense under Title five section 22.02 of the Texas Penal Code. And since miss Williams does, possess and hold a Texas educator certificate and was arrested for this offense, she should be temporarily suspended today for that arrest. Thank you. And now I'll turn it over to Renee Williams or the attorney representing her to present. You have ten minutes to address the board. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. With respect to miss Williams,
who is listed here, she, she is the, individual that's under the Daryl Monaghan, two. But I'm speaking on her behalf. But it is a very unique situation that has her before you all today. The aggravated assault case that, she was arrested for actually has the complainant as her husband's priors prior child's mother. That is the individual that is the complainant miss Williams, and that case is pending in the Dallas County court system right now. The incident that occurred that led to miss Williams' charge is that her husband was
tied up during a time period that they had his child. Miss Williams had to take and drop the child off at the house. The mother who, as I just outlined, has a case against her for aggravated assault against miss Williams, started, an argument, things of that nature while the that while talking in the car, miss Williams drove the car into the into the driveway while the complainant was in the yard, clearly separating the state from each other, and she says that miss Williams tried to hit her with the car.
Now the Kaufman Police Department didn't do a smack up job as it relates to investigating this matter, but I have had conversations with Ashley Holman who is the district attorney that is overseeing the grand jury intake of the case, and she's also the attorney that will be handling the case. Miss Holman has given me an indication that she's doing research. I have submitted documentation to her as it relates to the aggravated assault case with respect to the complainant in our case who has an aggravated assault case against her
by for miss Williams. She is taking that information into consideration. She has indicated that within a thirty day time period, she will do one of two things. She will either reject this case or she will set it for a grand jury as a referral, and I would have an opportunity to present our evidence with respect to that grand jury proceeding in an effort that I believe will be successful as it relates to a no bill. Now I've been sitting on this all. I'll you know, I've read the documentation. I've I've I've I've heard the mandatory. Okay? I understand that.
But this panel, this this commission, this, committee does have prosecutorial discretion as it relates to whether to take up this matter right now. And what I'm asking is that you all set miss Williams' case off for thirty days for us to allow for this process to to to, to play out because I truly feel and I've been I've been a defense attorney since 1995. I truly believe that this case will be no build in a worst case case
scenario or rejected in a best case scenario. And so we're asking rather than make a determination today that we have thirty days in which that process play out, so we can then be able to present the documentation, as it relates to resolution of the case. Thank you, and thank you for sharing all that with us. I appreciate your time today too. You are correct in the fact that we are mandated to temporary suspend after the arrest is triggered for me as a chair of this committee and have this standard that I've set.
If I were to delay every case, then we wouldn't be able to get through through any of them. So for me, it's if the case if the charges get dropped, if they get dismissed, that's something that I would pull it off the docket. But until that happens, we are mandated. To temporarily suspend. And we're gonna I would prefer the board move forward in that direction. Members or staff, if you have any feedback, that you wanted to share or answer any questions here. Let me see if staff wanted to clarify anything first. No. Staff concurs. I think it's the the committee should move forward with the temporarily with the temporary
suspension. And if and when there is additional documentation regarding the ultimate status of these arrest charges, that should be submitted to staff for determination. I will note that Ms. Williams was arrested on 11/13/2025. And again, it's if charges were to be dismissed or no billed, it has not happened yet. And with and when it happens, that documentation can be submitted to staff. Yes. Members, did y'all have any questions? And then I'll get to your question too. Mister Gore. Just like to know for the record that,
this case, mister Todd and and others, both today as well as in previous due in in my personal opinion, bring up due process concerns. I would ask that that that you bring this up, you know. Unfortunately, they'll literally you're not back in session for some time, but does it have to be brought up? Because it's a, you know, there are certain there are certain chances in the based on the evidence you presented here, I wish we as committee had some discretion in this matter, but we simply do not based on the legislation that's passed,
signed, and currently in law. And I'm not, you know, without further knowledge, I can't say whether there is an injustice being done in this particular case, but the delay in the criminal justice systems do undoubtedly, in some cases, provide not not provide result in us being mandated to do suspensions in cases that almost certainly But we, you know, we're in this unfortunate situation. Again, I'm not judging this particular case that we have no absolutely no discretion. Thank you, mister Gore. Members, any other member questions?
Okay. Mister Todd, did you have a question? The only the only reason that I was asking, as it relates to a a a a a thirty day set off is because number one, the the arresting officer or the detective on the Kaufman case against miss Williams, he did not have the information nor did he try to acquire the information as it relates to the background of the complainant on the case having an aggravated assault case against her where miss Williams is the complainant. The second thing is is that so I I was able to get that information
to the, to the prosecutor on the case. And so, you know, I I think the one thing that makes this case a little different is the fact that there is an aggravated assault case. It is a complainant in you know, the complainant in her case against that person. And so that's why I'm asking for the exercise of the thirty days. I understand, mister Gore, and I thought that the previous attorney's, comments with respect to the due process concerns, I thought those were very valid. But, of course, it's something that, that that I do think that needs to be addressed.
But that's why I was asking for exercise of discretion, not on whether you're making a a a negative or a positive filing, but an an exercise in discretion with respect to when you would be hearing or making a final determination. And so I would I would think, and I peruse the regulations. I would think that that would be within your discretion separate and distinct of what the decision would have to be Mister Todd. Get resolved itself within thirty days. That's your time, sir. Okay. No problem.
Thank you, mister Todd. Thank you. Thank you, mister Dodd. And and thank you for presenting all that to us. I hear I hear what you're saying. It sounds like a complicated situation. Unfortunately, that's out of the purview of what we can actually consider because we can't verify any of those facts here today. So I I wanna trust and believe everything you're saying to me and to the board right now, but we have no way of of verifying any of that information. So we have to let, law enforcement and the legal process proceed and verify and do all the things that they need to do. I do understand that process can be slow and frustrating,
so I wish there was more I could do there. However, for us, we we have a responsibility to the students in the state of Texas, and we have to follow what we've been assigned to do. And I intend to do that today, but members, do you have any questions or staff, any other clarifications? Okay. And again, if it gets dropped or dismissed, please send over that information to TA immediately. They're they'll work with you very quickly to get that resolved. Oscar, I saw your question in the chat. Yes. You are excused. You may leave.
Members, are you ready for emotion? Okay. Do I have emotion? Okay. I'll do it. I call to order temporary suspension case number 31, Renee Williams, unlisted on the agenda. The case concerns a respondent who was arrested for an offense that is subject to a 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? I'll second.
Thank you, miss Glasscock. Members, all those in favor, please raise your right hand. Those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Thank you for being here. Thank you for representing your clients a lot, mister Dodd. I hope that it gets resolved quickly. Thank you all very much. Thank you. Okay. Talk to you later, miss Williams. Bye bye. Thank you. Bye bye. Thank you. Sorry. Do we have any other I think that was our last case. It looks like we don't have any other cases in the queue. Staff, I just wanna confirm that you guys pulled six and twelve,
and then we pulled 15 because there's because of the dismissal. Yes. Madam Chair, that is correct. Okay. So then that should take care of all of our cases on the agenda today. Members, staff, any other questions or comments before we return? Nothing further. Great. Thank you. Okay. It's officially 10:05, and this meeting is adjourned.