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Trustees approve updated student code of conduct; board asks staff to set districtwide guardrails for new law
Summary
After a detailed presentation on changes tied to 2025 legislation, the board approved the 2025–26 student code of conduct but asked staff to develop consistent campus-level procedures for in-school suspension, teacher removals and virtual-expulsion programs before the school year begins.
The Cedar Hill ISD Board of Trustees approved the district’s 2025–26 student code of conduct July 21 after a staff presentation summarizing legislative changes from the 89th Texas Legislature. The board voted 5–1 to adopt the code with the administration’s recommended clarifications and a directive to produce operational guardrails and training for principals.
District staff said the new law (commonly referenced in the presentation as House Bill 6) changed disciplinary procedures statewide:…
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