WYLIE ISD trustees approved an updated student code of conduct that implements changes required by recent state law and clarifies local discipline practices ahead of the 2025–26 school year.

District staff presented the revisions, saying House Bill 6 narrows Chapter 37 discipline requirements for e-cigarettes and vaping and that House Bill 1481 (cited in the presentation as “House Bill 14 81”) requires districts to adopt written restrictions on student use of personal communication devices. “House Bill 6 makes substantial changes to Chapter 37, including clarifying the length of suspensions, removing mandatory DAP placement for possession of e-cigarettes and vaping materials,” the presenter said. The district’s draft moves a first offense for e-cigarettes to 10 days of in-school suspension, with escalated consequences for repeat offenses.

The district also adopted a policy prohibiting students from using personal communication devices during the school day. Officials said the district previously restricted device use at secondary campuses and will extend the restriction to elementary campuses. The presentation noted narrow exceptions such as devices used under a Section 504 plan, medically necessary devices, or physician-documented needs. “We’re not going to dispose of their personal communication device,” the presenter said, adding campuses will label and hold devices rather than discard them.

Board members asked how the district would communicate the changes to families and how devices such as smartwatches or so-called AI glasses would be handled. The presenter said administrators held parent meetings, distributed information via newsletters and social media, and that campus staff had been briefed during the summer. For questions about specific device types, staff said they communicated examples and that guidance continues to evolve.

The board voted to approve the 2025–26 student code of conduct as presented. The presenter said the approved code will be posted on the district website and hard copies provided to campus principals before school starts.

District staff distinguished policy-level requirements (the board-approved code) from campus handbooks, saying the code supersedes campus-level rules and that principals will implement appropriate grade-level procedures (for example, lunch detention, ISS, or “Tuesday/Saturday school”) where the code allows discretion.

The board’s action completes the district’s administrative step to conform local discipline and device rules to cited state legislation and to publish the code to families prior to the opening of school.