Laredo ISD committee reviews new clinical-ethics elective and expansion of employability camp

Laredo ISD staff presented proposed Career and Technical Education changes to the business and support services committee on Oct. 9, asking the board to approve a TEA-designated clinical ethics elective and describing plans to expand an existing general employability course into a summer “camp” for broader student participation.

Monica Gaya, CCMR, told the committee that the clinical ethics course proposed by Buckley Early College High School would cover “ethical issues in health care, clinical decision making, and patient care,” count as a state elective credit and would not require an additional full‑time employee. She said the district would replace an existing elective with the course and that, because it is a CTE level‑3 course, it would appear in students’ programs of study.

The committee heard that a separate general employability course — already used by some special‑education…