Departing Chancellor Claims TCC Violated Due Process Process

Arlington TX

30 March, 2022

6:13 PM

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By Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report March 30, 2022 Tarrant County College's departing chancellor is alleging the board of trustees violated his right to due process when it placed him on paid administrative leave, according to documents obtained by the Fort Worth Report. Chancellor Eugene Giovannini voiced his claims in a grievance filed March 10 with TCC trustees. The grievance has not been made public, but the board has discussed his claims behind closed doors. In several lawsuits, some former employees claim Giovannini was part of why they did not get due process when fired. The Report filed an open records request March 16 for the document. TCC is seeking an opinion from the Texas attorney general's office to not release Giovannini's grievance to the public. TCC said the complaint should not be released because it expects Giovannini to file a lawsuit and information related to litigation is exempt from public disclosure. "In his grievance, Dr. Giovannini makes it clear that he contends his 14th Amendment right to due process has been violated in his placement on paid administrative leave and that he intended to seek all relief which he may be entitled to by law," TCC's public information officer, Keith Whetstone, wrote in a letter to the attorney general's office. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.