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Student Discipline

Student Discipline covers the rules and procedures that govern how student behavior is managed in schools.

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Local Changes (2)

2026-07-21Adopted · Meeting notes

This update to the FO (Student Discipline) local policy adds three new provisions: a requirement that the Student Code of Conduct include Board Policies FO(LOCAL) and FOA(LOCAL), authorization for the Superintendent to provide a virtual expulsion program under TEC § 37.0083, and a prohibition on employees restricting recess or physical activity as a penalty for academic performance or behavior for students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. It also removes the Superintendent's approval requirement from the extracurricular standards of behavior section, leaving only principal approval.

Added

  • The District shall include Board Policy FO(LOCAL) and FOA(LOCAL), as appropriate, in the Student Code of Conduct.
  • The Superintendent, with Board approval, may provide a virtual expulsion program authorized under Texas Education Code § 37.0083.
  • An employee shall not restrict participation in recess or other physical activity offered as part of the District's or school's physical education curriculum for a student enrolled in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten or in a grade level below grade eight as a penalty for the student's academic performance or behavior.

Removed

  • and Superintendent (removed from the Extracurricular Standards of Behavior section, changing 'With the approval of the principal and Superintendent' to 'With the approval of the principal')
Legal Compliance Summary

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  • Student Code of Conduct References: The updated policy requires that the Student Code of Conduct include two specific board policies, FO(LOCAL) and FOA(LOCAL). No state law requires this step; it is a choice the district made on its own.
  • Virtual Expulsion Program: Under TEC § 37.0083, passed by the Texas Legislature in H.B. 6 during the 89th session, school boards are allowed — but not required — to offer a virtual program for students who have been expelled. This policy gives the Superintendent authority to run such a program, while also requiring Board approval before the Superintendent can move forward.
  • Recess and Physical Activity Protections: The policy prohibits school employees from taking away recess or physical activity as a punishment for academic performance or behavior for students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The district has indicated this may be connected to TEC § 28.002, but because the specific statutory language was not available for review, this protection is treated as a district-level decision rather than a confirmed state requirement.
  • Extracurricular Approval Change: Previously, both the principal and the Superintendent had to approve standards of behavior for extracurricular activities. The updated policy removes the Superintendent from that process, leaving approval to the principal alone. No state law requires or prohibits either approach.
Legal Compliance DetailsMixed

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Inclusion of Board Policies FO(LOCAL) and FOA(LOCAL) in Student Code of Conduct Locally Discretionary
Verified via: unverified
Local additions: District chose to require inclusion of specific board policies in the Student Code of Conduct; no statute in the provided analysis requires or expressly authorizes this specific provision.
Superintendent Authorization to Provide Virtual Expulsion Program under TEC § 37.0083 Permitted by Law
Statutory basis: TEC § 37.0083, as enacted by H.B. 6 (89th Leg., R.S.)
Verified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: District adds a Board approval requirement before the Superintendent may act; the statute grants permissive authority to the board or its designee without mandating a Board approval step at the operational level. This is a local procedural tightening of a permissive statute.
Prohibition on Restricting Recess or Physical Activity as Penalty for Academic Performance or Behavior (Pre-K through Grade 8) Mixed
Statutory basis: TEC § 28.002 (as referenced in statute analysis context); note: the recess prohibition statute is NOT included in the provided statute analysis and no verbatim quote is available from the provided analysis to ground a Required by Law finding for any grade band
Verified via: unverified
Local additions: Because no verbatim statutory quote appears in the provided statute analysis for this provision, the entire recess prohibition element must be treated as Locally Discretionary per the grounding rule. The district may have intended to implement a statutory requirement (reportedly TEC § 28.002 as amended), but without a supporting quote from the statute analysis this classification cannot be grounded as Required by Law. The extension to pre-kindergarten and grades 6–8, beyond whatever the statute's grade-band floor may be, would in any event represent a local addition.
Removal of Superintendent Approval Requirement from Extracurricular Standards of Behavior (Principal Approval Only) Locally Discretionary
Verified via: unverified
Local additions: District reduced the approval threshold from two administrators (principal and Superintendent) to one (principal only); no statute in the provided analysis requires, prohibits, or expressly authorizes this specific structural change.
2026-06-16Reading · Meeting notes

This update to Policy FO (Student Discipline) adds a Requirements section mandating that the Student Code of Conduct include Board Policies FO(LOCAL) and FOA(LOCAL) and authorizing a virtual expulsion program, expands the Physical Activity restriction on withholding recess/PE from grade-level below grade 6 to below grade 8 (covering pre-kindergarten through grade 7), and removes "and Superintendent" from the approval requirement for extracurricular behavior standards so that only principal approval is needed.

Added

  • Requirements section heading (red underlined): 'Requirements'
  • The District shall include Board Policy FO(LOCAL) and FOA(LOCAL), as appropriate, in the Student Code of Conduct.
  • The Superintendent, with Board approval, may provide a virtual expulsion program authorized under Texas Education Code § 37.0083.
  • Physical Activity section heading (red underlined): 'Physical Activity'
  • An employee shall not restrict participation in recess or other physical activity offered as part of the District's or school's physical education curriculum for a student enrolled in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten or in a grade level below grade eight as a penalty for the student's academic performance or behavior.

Removed

  • and Superintendent (struck through in the Extracurricular Standards of Behavior section: 'With the approval of the principal and Superintendent')
Legal Compliance Summary

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  • Student Code of Conduct Requirements: The updated policy now requires that the Student Code of Conduct include two specific board policies, FO(LOCAL) and FOA(LOCAL). No state law requires this; it is a local decision made by the district.
  • Virtual Expulsion Program: State law H.B. 6 (89th Leg., 2025), added to the Texas Education Code as TEC §37.0083, allows school districts to offer a virtual expulsion program as an option. This policy adopts that program and adds a requirement that the full Board approve it before the Superintendent can move forward, which goes beyond what the statute specifies.
  • Recess and PE Protections — Younger Grades: TEC §28.002(l-4), enacted through S.B. 25 (89th Leg., 2025), prohibits schools from withholding both recess and physical education as a form of student discipline for students in kindergarten through grade 5. The policy reflects this requirement.
  • Recess and PE Protections — Middle Grades: For students in grades 6, 7, and 8, TEC §28.002(l-4) prohibits withholding physical education specifically, but does not expressly extend that prohibition to recess for those grade levels. The policy applies a single unified prohibition covering both recess and PE for students through grade 7, which goes beyond what the statute expressly requires for grades 6 and 7.
  • Extracurricular Approval Authority: The policy removes the Superintendent from the approval process for extracurricular behavior standards, leaving the principal as the sole approving authority. No state law requires or specifies who must approve these standards, making this a local governance decision.
Legal Compliance DetailsMixed

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Requirement to include Board Policies FO(LOCAL) and FOA(LOCAL) in Student Code of Conduct Locally Discretionary
Verified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: TEC §37.001(a) requires the district to adopt a student code of conduct and specifies enumerated content requirements, but contains no requirement or express authorization to incorporate specific board policies within that code. This is a local addition beyond statutory minimums.
Authorization of virtual expulsion program with Board approval Permitted by Law
Statutory basis: Texas Education Code § 37.0083 as enacted by H.B. 6 (89th Leg., R.S., 2025)
Verified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: The district chose to implement this optional program. The addition of a Board approval requirement before the Superintendent may act is a local governance choice beyond what the statute specifies; the statute permits the board or its designee to act without specifying an internal approval layer.
Physical Activity restriction prohibition expanded from below grade 6 to below grade 8 (covering pre-K through grade 7) Mixed
Statutory basis: Texas Education Code § 28.002(l-4) as enacted by S.B. 25 (89th Leg., R.S., 2025)
Verified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: The statute mandates two distinct prohibitions: for K and below-grade-6 students, restriction of both recess AND PE physical activity is prohibited; for grades 6, 7, and 8, only restriction of PE physical activity is prohibited — recess is not explicitly included for grades 6-8 by statute. The policy collapses both into a single unified prohibition covering recess and PE physical activity for pre-K through grade 7, which is Required by Law as to the statutory core but locally chosen in the unified drafting that extends the recess prohibition language to grades 6-7 beyond what the statute expressly mandates for those grade levels.
Removal of 'and Superintendent' from approval requirement for extracurricular behavior standards Locally Discretionary
Verified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: No statute in the analysis requires or authorizes a specific approval structure for extracurricular behavior standards. Shifting approval authority from principal-and-superintendent to principal-only is a local governance decision with no identified statutory basis.