A general or dishonorable discharge for an officer was supposed to serve as a red flag for...
Fired Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo was able to quietly appeal his discharge, underscoring a lack of transparency around the firing of officers who then are hired at other agencies. The Legislature should address the issue this session.The now-former Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo was fired by the school board in August with a less-than-honorable discharge.
No matter how Arredondo’s discharge is finalized, the events following his firing should spur legislative action to reform a little understood process governing the separation of a peace officer from his or her employer so a situation like this doesn’t reoccur. If an officer receives either a general or dishonorable discharge, that officer can file an appeal challenging the agency’s determination to receive a better discharge status on the F-5 form.
There are multiple ways to address this, including giving the state teeth to enforce professional conduct standards against licensees. Lawmakers this year should focus on what happens at two critical points: What an agency does when an officer leaves and what an agency does before an officer is hired.
Third, ensure that the basic information on the report is publicly available. Ensuring the transparency of neutral, fact-based separation information will enable better monitoring of statewide trends and agency practices.
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