GCISD board adopts resolution implementing Senate Bill 12 parent-rights requirements
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The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board voted unanimously to adopt a resolution directing staff and contractors to comply with the parental-rights provisions enacted by Senate Bill 12, including new posting and notification requirements and prohibitions on DEI duties and staff assistance for student social transitioning.
Grapevine-Colleyville, TX ' The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution Aug. 25 implementing the directives of Senate Bill 12, a 2025 legislative enactment addressing parental rights in public education.
The resolution, read into the record and adopted by a 7-0 vote, directs district employees and contractors to comply with a list of 25 items the board described as required by SB 12. Those directives include posting notice of parents'rights on the district website, posting instructional plans or syllabi for each class at the start of a semester, providing an Internet portal for parents to submit comments to campus/district administrators and the board, and ensuring parents receive notice when a staff member first suspects a criminal offense against the parent's child.
The resolution also prohibits assigning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) duties to district employees or contractors and directs discipline up to termination for those who "intentionally or knowingly" assign or perform such duties on behalf of the district. It further says district employees are not to assist students with social transitioning or provide information intended to facilitate social transitioning. The resolution includes instructions on parental access to records (library and health records), rules on biometric data, and rules on student clubs and curriculum related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
The board's action was accompanied by a directive that the superintendent provide a copy of the resolution to all district employees and contractors. Paula told the board that policy updates derived from TASB guidance will follow as soon as practicable; trustees used the resolution to make the district's immediate expectations clear while comprehensive policy language is finalized.
Motion and vote: Trustee Kathy moved to adopt the resolution; Trustee AJ seconded. Vote: 7-0.
The resolution does not itself change instructional content; it directs compliance with state law and instructs staff to adjust procedures and communications to meet the new statutory requirements.