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CFISD board adopts 2025-26 student code of conduct as debate continues over phone rules and accommodations
Summary
The Cypress‑Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees approved the district'wide 2025-26 student code of conduct and a set of policy revisions tied to recent state laws. Trustees, staff and speakers debated cell-phone restrictions, parental-rights changes and the effect of device rules on students with disabilities.
The Cypress‑Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees on Aug. 11 approved the district'wide 2025-26 student code of conduct and voted to adopt multiple policy revisions enacted in response to new state legislation.
School officials and public speakers said the policy changes are intended to give classroom teachers more tools to manage student behavior and to align district language with recent Texas laws. At the same time, parents and advocates at the meeting urged the board to preserve transparency in policymaking and to exempt students with disabilities from rules that would require them to disclose medical needs.
Supporters said the changes respond to legislative action this year. "The…
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