DGC

Employee Rights and Privileges: Immunity

This policy covers immunity protections for professional employees in Conroe ISD from disciplinary proceedings.

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Local Changes (2)

2026-02-17Adopted · Meeting notes

This is a new local policy (DGC, Version 1) for Conroe ISD that establishes definitions and immunity protections for professional employees from disciplinary proceedings when they report Chapter 37 violations or take good-faith actions to remove disruptive, unruly, or bullying students from class. The entire policy is new language, driven by a legislative change.

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Legal Compliance Summary

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New Immunity Policy: Texas H.B. 6 (89th Legislature), effective June 20, 2025, required school districts to create protections for teachers facing disciplinary action in certain situations. Conroe ISD's new policy DGC, Version 1 puts those required protections into writing for the first time.
Reporting Protection: Under TEC § 22.05121(b)(1), teachers cannot be disciplined for reporting a Chapter 37 violation to another staff member, the Texas Education Agency, or a law enforcement agency. The policy reflects this requirement using language that closely follows the state statute.
Student Removal Protection: TEC § 22.05121(b)(2) prohibits the district from disciplining a teacher who removes a student from class in good faith under the grounds listed in TEC § 37.002(b). The policy covers three removal situations: a student who repeatedly disrupts learning, a student who behaves in an unruly or abusive way, or a student who engages in bullying as defined by TEC § 37.0832.
Behavior Wording Difference: For the second removal situation involving unruly or abusive behavior, TEC § 37.002(b)(2) requires that the behavior 'seriously interferes' with teaching or learning before a teacher can remove a student. The policy as written describes the behavior but leaves out that 'seriously interferes' threshold, which means the policy's wording is broader than what the statute says.
Other Legal Protections Preserved: TEC § 22.05121(c) requires that the new immunity not be read to cancel out any other legal protections a teacher may already have. The policy includes this requirement, noting that its protections are meant to add to, not replace, any other existing legal protections.

Legal Compliance DetailsMixed

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Definition of 'Disciplinary Proceeding' (district discharge/suspension/contract termination or nonrenewal; SBEC action) Required by Law

Statutory basis: TEC § 22.05121(a), enacted by H.B. 6, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066, eff. June 20, 2025

Verified via: web search confirmed — TEC § 22.05121 text confirmed at statutes.capitol.texas.gov

Local additions: The policy's two-part numbered definition of 'disciplinary proceeding' mirrors the statutory definition verbatim. No locally added categories are present.

Immunity from disciplinary proceedings for reporting a Chapter 37 violation to another professional employee, the agency, or a law enforcement agency Required by Law

Statutory basis: TEC § 22.05121(b)(1), enacted by H.B. 6, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066, eff. June 20, 2025

Verified via: web search confirmed — verbatim statutory text confirmed at statutes.capitol.texas.gov

Local additions: None. Policy language tracks the statute verbatim. The mandatory 'may not be subject to' language compels the district to recognize and implement this immunity in its own proceedings.

Immunity from disciplinary proceedings for good-faith removal of a student who repeatedly interferes with the teacher's ability to communicate effectively or with classmates' ability to learn (TEC § 37.002(b)(1)) Required by Law

Statutory basis: TEC § 22.05121(b)(2) and TEC § 37.002(b)(1), as amended by H.B. 6, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066, eff. June 20, 2025

Verified via: verbatim statute text — confirmed in statute analysis

Local additions: None. The sub-category tracks TEC § 37.002(b)(1) removal grounds directly.

Immunity from disciplinary proceedings for good-faith removal of a student who demonstrates unruly, disruptive, or abusive behavior toward the teacher, another adult, or another student (TEC § 37.002(b)(2)) Mixed

Statutory basis: TEC § 22.05121(b)(2) and TEC § 37.002(b)(2), as amended by H.B. 6, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066, eff. June 20, 2025

Verified via: verbatim statute text — confirmed in statute analysis

Local additions: The statute requires that unruly, disruptive, or abusive behavior 'seriously interferes' with teaching or learning. The policy omits the 'seriously interferes' threshold qualifier and instead states the behavior is 'unruly, disruptive, or abusive toward the teacher, another adult, or another student.' This paraphrase is a locally chosen drafting adaptation that broadens the immunity's articulated scope beyond the statutory standard, making this element Mixed.

Immunity from disciplinary proceedings for good-faith removal of a student who engages in bullying as defined by TEC § 37.0832 (TEC § 37.002(b)(3)) Required by Law

Statutory basis: TEC § 22.05121(b)(2) and TEC § 37.002(b)(3), as amended by H.B. 6, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066, eff. June 20, 2025

Verified via: verbatim statute text — confirmed in statute analysis

Local additions: None. Policy language mirrors the statutory removal ground verbatim.

Statement that immunity under this policy is cumulative and may not be construed to interfere with any other immunity provided by law Required by Law

Statutory basis: TEC § 22.05121(c), enacted by H.B. 6, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066, eff. June 20, 2025

Verified via: web search confirmed — verbatim text confirmed at statutes.capitol.texas.gov

Local additions: The policy substitutes 'provided by this policy' for 'provided by Subsection (b),' which is an immaterial local drafting adaptation for readability. No substantive local additions are present.

2026-01-20Reading · Meeting notes

This is a new local policy (DGC, Version 1) for Conroe ISD establishing employee immunity from disciplinary proceedings. It defines "disciplinary proceeding" and protects professional employees from discipline for reporting Chapter 37 violations or taking good-faith actions to remove disruptive, unruly, or bullying students from class.

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Definitions section: For the purpose of this policy, "disciplinary proceeding" means: (1) An action brought by the school district employing a professional employee of a school district to discharge or suspend the employee or terminate or not renew the employee's term contract; or (2) An action or proceeding brought by the State Board for Educator Certification.
Immunity from Disciplinary Proceedings section: A professional employee of a school district may not be subject to disciplinary proceedings for: (1) The reporting of a violation of Chapter 37 under Texas Education Code to another professional employee of a school district, the agency, or a law enforcement agency; or (2) An action taken in good faith to remove a student from class: a. Who repeatedly interferes with the teacher's ability to communicate effectively with the students in the class or with the ability of the student's classmates to learn; or b. Who demonstrates behavior that is unruly, disruptive, or abusive toward the teacher, another adult, or another student; or c. Engages in conduct that constitutes bullying.