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IT IS 5:30 ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2022.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES CALLED BOARD MEETING TO ORDER.[C. PUBLIC COMMENTS TO AGENDA ITEMS ONLY]
WE ARE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF THE AGENDA AT EACH BOARD MEETING.THE BOARD REQUESTS THAT COMMENTS, WHETHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, BE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL.
AS A REMINDER, THE BOARD ALSO ADOPTED AN ANTI-HATE RESOLUTION ON JANUARY 20TH, 2022, WHERE THE BOARD REAFFIRMED ITS COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING AND SAFETY OF ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, AGE OR POLITICAL BELIEFS, AND STANDS AGAINST SPEECH THAT INCITES HATRED AND VIOLENCE TOWARDS ANY PERSON.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THE PUBLIC DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, THAT RIGHT IS NOT UNLIMITED.
38.13, 42.01, 42.02 AND 42.05.
AND TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 37.105.
NO AUDIENCE MEMBER OR SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT THAT IS DISRUPTIVE OR THREATENING TOWARD A SPEAKER OR ANOTHER PERSON, OR TO VIOLATE THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF ANOTHER PERSON.
THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY THE MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE.
IF, AFTER AT LEAST ONE MORE INDIVIDUAL WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.
THEREFORE, BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT DISCUSS THE COMMENTS OF THE SPEAKERS.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN 2 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
TRUSTEE WEIR WILL BE THE DESIGNATED TIMEKEEPER.
FIRST PERSON ON THE AGENDA IS JEREMY STORY.
IN RELATION TO THE GRIEVANCE BEFORE YOU TODAY, YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PRESENTLY REGARDING THAT YOU VIOLATED THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF MANY CITIZENS, INCLUDING MYSELF, RESULTING IN OUR ARREST AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT, FALSE AFFIDAVIT.
YOU ALSO FOISTED A COVID FALSEHOOD ON ALL OF US BY ALLOWING PEOPLE ACROSS THE HALL TO CONGREGATE IN MASS, BY TELLING PEOPLE THAT THEY COULDN'T EVEN STAND UP AGAINST THE BACK WALL AT THE SAME LEVEL OF SEPARATION AND BY SEPARATING CHAIRS AND ONLY ABOUT 18 ACROSS THIS ROOM, IMPLYING THAT SOMEHOW COVID TRANSFERS BETTER IF, OR YOU CAN PREVENT IT, IF YOU'RE IN A GOVERNMENT CHAIR OR IF YOU ARE SITTING DOWN VERSUS STANDING UP.
NO ONE BELIEVES THIS IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY.
AND IN DOING SO, YOU FOISTED WITH THESE POLICIES THE VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, THE VIOLATION OF TOMA LAWS, AND YOU APPROVED AN UNLAWFUL TAX INCREASE THAT WENT ABOVE THE NORMAL RATE AND THEN SOLICITED OUR COUNTY CLERK TO TRY TO JUSTIFY YOUR ACTION POSTHASTE.
YOU ALL VIOLATED WILL NOT ALL OF YOU, KEVIN, BUT MANY OF YOU VIOLATED THE RULES LED BY MR. HAFEDH AZAIEZ WHO NEEDS TO LOSE HIS JOB.
YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS.
THIS WAS A HORRIBLE MEETING. IT WASN'T EVEN, I BELIEVE, A VALID MEETING BY TEXAS CODE.
YOU EVEN THEN LIED AND SAID THAT YOU HAD TO ADJOURN BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT CONTINUE BUSINESS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME YOU PASSED TAX INCREASES AND THEN RECONVENED AN HOUR LATER TO DISCUSS FURTHER.
AND THEN AFTER ALL THAT, YOU ON TOP OF THAT PUT ME IN JAIL.
YOU SHOULD REMEDY THIS ACTION.
YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR ACTIONS.
THIS WAS UNLAWFUL AND EVERYTHING IN THAT MEETING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED INVALID, INCLUDING THE VERY TAX RATE THAT IS NOW AFFECTING EVERY SINGLE TAXPAYER IN ROUND ROCK ISD THE LARGEST TAXING AUTHORITY IN OUR ENTIRE AREA.
AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU WERE BLOCKING PEOPLE AT THE DOORS AND HARMING ME PHYSICALLY.
THANK YOU, YOUR TIME'S UP. NEXT UP IS KRISTI SLAPE SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM D-1.
AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT? GOOD AFTERNOON. LAST NIGHT, THE BOARD WILL FINALLY HEAR THE COMPLAINT FILED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021, 359 DAYS IN THE
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MAKING. IT HAS TAKEN ONE ENTIRE YEAR TO BE HEARD, AND THIS I ATTRIBUTE TO THE INEFFICIENCIES OF THE BOARD.WHY ARE YOU JUST NOW SCHEDULING LEVEL THREE HEARINGS FROM LAST SEPTEMBER? THE LEVEL TWO RESPONSE WAS APPEALED ON NOVEMBER 11TH, 2021, 301 DAYS AGO.
MS. SLAPE? YEAH. IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE MERITS OF THE CASE, WE NEED YOU TO PLEASE HAVE THAT IN THE CLOSED SESSION, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE BOARD IS HEARING THIS ONE AND CLOSED TODAY, IS THAT CORRECT, UNDER 071 AND 074? I'M NOT SPEAKING ABOUT ANYTHING CONFIDENTIAL, ANYTHING THAT IS NOT PUBLIC.
SO THERE'S NOTHING THAT SHOULD BE PRIVATE ABOUT WHAT I'M SAYING.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE BOARD IS GOING TO HEAR THIS AS IT'S POSTED UNDER 551.074.
ADVICE HAS BEEN GIVEN. LET'S PROCEED.
ALMOST. THE SUBJECT OF MY COMPLAINT IS NOT CONFIDENTIAL.
IT PERTAINS TO THE EGREGIOUS VIOLATIONS OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 26.007 AND OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, SECTION 551.002. THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION BECAUSE IT PERTAINS TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT.
BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS REALLY SHOULD BE HEARD IN OPEN SESSION.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M APPEALING AGAIN TO THE BOARD AND LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO HEAR MY COMPLAINT IN OPEN SESSION AS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED IN WRITING, SO THAT THE ROUND ROCK ISD COMMUNITY CAN HEAR THE PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF A PARENT WHO CAME TO THIS BUILDING ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2021, PREPARED TO SPEAK DURING A REGULAR BOARD MEETING AND WAS DENIED ENTRY. THIS DECISION WAS MADE BY THE ROUND ROCK ISD SUPERINTENDENT.
YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. NEXT IS DON ZIMMERMANN SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM D-1.
AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT? YES. DON ZIMMERMANN, 22 YEARS IN THE DISTRICT HERE.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE PERSON WHO FILED THIS GRIEVANCE.
I SPENT ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS STUDYING THE VIDEO OF SEPTEMBER 14TH AS PART OF THE PREPARATION OF A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT FOR THE ILLEGAL PASSING OF A TAX REVENUE RATE.
IT REQUIRED FIVE VOTES AND THERE WERE ONLY FOUR.
SO THAT WAS MY MAIN MOTIVATION FOR STUDYING THE VIDEO.
BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT ON THE RECORD HERE THAT GOVERNOR ABBOTT DID ISSUE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT ALLOWED DISTRICTS AROUND TEXAS TO NOT COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT BECAUSE OF THE COVID CONCERNS.
BUT IT WAS VERY CLEARLY STATED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL WROTE A LETTER THAT ALL THE DISTRICTS GOT AND HE SAID, HEY, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, YOU MUST COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
THAT'S ABUNDANTLY CLEAR IN THAT VIDEO THAT'S ON THE RECORD.
THEY WERE SCATTERED IN THE ROOM.
SEATING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE.
AND I'M STILL DUMBFOUNDED THAT WE WOULD HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT WOULD FLAGRANTLY VIOLATE AN ORDER FROM THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL THAT SAYS YOU MUST COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
THANK YOU. NEXT IS VIRTUAL SPEAKER RICCI NELSON SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM ONE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN HEAR YOU.
GO AHEAD. YOUR TIME HAS STARTED.
SO I WAS INSIDE THE ROOM WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED.
AND I CAN TELL YOU WITH 100% THAT DR.
AZAIEIZ DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING.
LET ME REMIND THIS BOARD THAT DOCTOR ARE IN THE INDEX AND REPORT THAT SHE RECOMMENDED THAT DR.
AZIZ BE SUSPENDED, FIRED, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.
I'M SORRY, WHAT IS THIS REGARDING? WOULD YOU LIKE. CAN I FINISH? BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONE.
HE WAS THE ONE WHO SAT IN THAT MEETING AND SAID THAT HE HAD A, QUOTE, BOARD POLICY.
HE, THERE WAS NO BOARD POLICY THAT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT HE WAS MAKING IT UP AS HE WENT ALONG.
I ASKED THE BOARD VERY CLEARLY, SHOW ME THE POLICY.
AS A PERSON WHOSE KIDS SURVIVED THE SCHOOL SHOOTING, I CAN TELL YOU 100% THAT SROS MEAN SOMETHING.
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BUT WHEN YOU DO THIS CRAP, YOU DEMEAN THEIR CHARACTER AND THEIR IMPORTANCE.YOU USE THEM AS YOUR OWN POLICE FORCE.
YOU USED EGREGIOUS ACTIONS, YOUR OWN PERSONAL OPINIONS.
AND THIS IDEA, THIS FEAR, THOSE WHO ARE STILL WEARING MASKS.
IT'S FEAR. IT WAS A FEAR TACTIC YOU FEARED.
AND YOU PUT THAT FEAR ON THE MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT.
AND IT'S CLEAR NOW THAT ALL THAT WAS AT THE DETRIMENT OF YOUR STUDENTS.
THE POLICE FORCE IS ONLY ALLOWED BY PENAL CODE TO ENFORCE PENAL CODE, NOT BOARD POLICY.
THIS IS NOT THE BOARD OR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S POLICE FORCE, AND YOU NEED TO STOP USING IT THAT WAY.
MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT HE SHOULD RESIGN, HE SHOULD LEAVE.
YOUR TIME IS UP, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT IS ORLANDO SALINAS SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM D-1.
AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT? YES, MA'AM. PRESIDENT FELLER, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THE BOARD HAS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TODAY AND LISTENING TO THIS GRIEVANCE, I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO TO HEAR THIS GRIEVANCE TODAY, BECAUSE SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2021, WAS THE MEETING HEARD AROUND THE COMMUNITY.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRIDGE THE DIVIDE, TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, AND I IMPLORE YOU TO TAKE FAVORABLE ACTION ON THIS GRIEVANCE, BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
I WANT FOR ALL OF YOU TO SUCCEED.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU SUCCEED, THE DISTRICT SUCCEEDS.
I WOULD POINT OUT, AS HAS BEEN STATED, THAT THERE ARE A FEW ISSUES THERE.
LIMITING THE SEATING IS A CONCERN.
EVERYTHING RISES AND FALLS ON LEADERSHIP.
LAST, THE USE OF THE ROUND ROCK ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE ARBITRARY PROTOCOLS NOT SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED IN THE PENAL CODE CAUSES TREMENDOUS CONCERN. UNILATERAL POWER ON THE PART OF POLICE FORCE IS VERY CONCERNING.
AND I WOULD POINT OUT THAT DR.
AZAIEZ HAS ZERO LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE AND THEREFORE SHOULD MAKE ZERO LAW ENFORCEMENT DECISIONS.
THANK YOU. THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF THE MEETING.
[D. CLOSED SESSION]
THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS, DELIBERATE AND CONSIDER THE PUBLIC COMPLAINT FILED BY CHRISTI SLAPE.AND THEN WE WILL ASK THE AGREEMENT TO COME BACK IN AT THAT TIME.
IT IS 5:43 AND WE ARE IN CLOSE SESSION.
[E. CALL BACK TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTIONS]
DO I HAVE ANY MOTIONS COMING OUT OF CLOSED? HEARING NO MOTIONS, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN, THUS LEAVING THE DECISION OF THE LEVEL TWO IN PLACE.AZAIEZ, THE BOARD DID DISCUSS THAT IF THE SUPERINTENDENT DESIRES TO CHANGE SEATING ALLOWANCES AT FUTURE MEETINGS, THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL NOTIFY THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE AS SUCH ON FUTURE AGENDAS.
[INAUDIBLE]. WHAT IS YOUR POINT? I HAD MY BUTTON. I JUST NEEDED TO BE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. SO I JUST HAVE A SHORT STATEMENT.
IN SIX DAYS, THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2021 BOARD MEETING WILL COME AND GO.
IT WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM OUTSIDE OF THIS BODY AND BEYOND THIS BOARD ROOM.
SEEING NOTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA, IT IS 8:17 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.