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.