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United ISD reviews STEP Academy placements as vaping law, discretionary placements shift
Summary
At its July 2025 meeting, United ISD trustees received a data-heavy presentation on STEP Academy showing steady overall placements, a rise in discretionary placements and planned responses to recent changes in state vaping law and local detection capacity.
At the July 2025 United Independent School District board meeting, district staff presented data on student placements to STEP Academy, the district’s disciplinary alternative program, and described changes the district expects after recent state legislative changes affecting e-cigarette discipline.
The presentation showed STEP Academy had about 1,207 total placements in 2024–25, with 808 classified as mandatory and roughly 399 classified as discretionary; staff said daily attendance at STEP averages about 84 percent. "From the beginning to the end ... in May ... our high peak numbers ... go up to 297," a presenter said, summarizing monthly intake trends. The district also reported 179 repeat offenders for 2024–25 and that school testing and instruction continue at STEP using district curriculum and arrangements with home campuses.
District leaders told trustees the recent legislative change that removes automatic DAEP…
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