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Canyon ISD renews 'good-cause' exception for armed guardians; board approves two employees to possess firearms with one recusal
Summary
The Canyon ISD Board renewed a statutory 'good-cause' exception authorizing armed guardians on campuses and approved two specific employees to possess firearms under district policy; the votes were unanimous on the exception and unanimous with one recusal on the personnel action.
Canyon ISD trustees voted unanimously Aug. 25 to renew the district’s annual “good-cause” exception that allows trained, non-law-enforcement employees (known as guardians) to be armed on campus during the instructional day, and later approved two specific employees to possess firearms under Board policy.
The renewal implements a provision referenced by district staff as Texas Education Code Section 37.0814 and reflects changes passed in the state legislative session, which require districts to maintain armed personnel on campus. “The law states we have to have an armed personnel on campus at all times during the instructional day,” a district staff member told the board during the safety briefing.
Why it matters: the good-cause exception lets Canyon ISD staff and law-enforcement…
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