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Katy ISD adopts revised discipline code with new antisemitism definition after heated debate
Summary
The Katy ISD Board of Trustees approved the district's 2025-26 Discipline Management Plan and Student Code of Conduct after an extended discussion over a newly included definition of antisemitism, self-defense language and how campus staff should treat student recording of fights. The measure passed 4-3.
The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees on July 28 approved the district's 2025-26 Discipline Management Plan and Student Code of Conduct, including a newly added definition of antisemitism drawn from a national working definition, after more than an hour of public comment and trustee debate.
Trustee Dawn Champagne moved approval of item 9.6 and Trustee Rebecca Fox seconded; the motion passed 4-3. The plan will take effect for the coming school year as the district implements the new discipline language required by state and federal developments.
Supporters of adoption and district staff said the update does not create a new category of punishable conduct so much as clarify terminology the district must address. "This definition, passed by the Senate unanimously and then passed by the House by a wide majority, became immediately effective," Justin Graham, the district's general counsel, told trustees during the discussion. He and Student Affairs…
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