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United ISD trustees table student code of conduct after extended debate on searches, parental notice and outside food rules
Summary
United ISD trustees on June 18 delayed final adoption of the 2025–26 student code of conduct after lengthy board discussion about search and seizure language, penalties for refusing searches, and whether outside meals should be allowed or left to campus discretion.
United Independent School District trustees on Wednesday moved to table final approval of the district's 2025–26 student code of conduct, preserving the administration's ability to revise the document before a special-called meeting next week.
The board's delay followed more than two hours of discussion about proposed changes that would expand language on searches, discretionary placement for students who refuse to cooperate, and whether the student handbook should allow outside meals to be delivered or dropped off at campuses.
Board members and administrators said the agenda item was written to allow ongoing edits based on legal changes from the recent legislative session and board feedback. "The way this agenda item is worded is that it's allowing us to continue to modify the student code of conduct based on your all's feedback," legal counsel told the board, adding the document would be updated to reflect new…
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