School district trustees must adopt a Chapter 26A-compliant grievance procedure and address covered grievances, with an exception for certain extracurricular-activity grievances.
Sec. 26.011. GRIEVANCES. (a) The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a grievance procedure that complies with Chapter 26A under which the board shall address each grievance that the board receives concerning violation of a right guaranteed by this chapter, of a board of trustees policy, or of a provision of this title. (b) The board of trustees of a school district is not required by Subsection (a) or Section 11.1511(b)(13) to address a grievance that the board receives concerning a student's participation in an extracurricular activity that does not involve a violation of a right guaranteed by this chapter, of a board of trustees policy, or of a provision of this title. This subsection does not affect a claim brought by a parent under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.) or a successor federal statute addressing special education services for a child with a disability. (c) A grievance procedure adopted under Subsection (a) must require that, for a complaint filed against a teacher or other employee, the school district provide: (1) notice of the complaint to the teacher or employee against whom the complaint was filed; and (2) sufficient opportunity for the teacher or employee against whom the complaint was filed to submit a written response to the complaint to be included in the record. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (S.B. 1566), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 3.09, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (S.B. 12), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2025.