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Texas school police chiefs urge restoring citation authority as tool, not mandate
Summary
Two Texas school police chiefs told the Senate Education Committee that restoring authority to issue class C citations for school-related misconduct would give officers a discretionary tool to address disruptive conduct and support families, while they and education advocates said guarantees and guardrails are needed to prevent overuse.
A pair of Texas school police leaders told the Senate Education Committee that restoring authority for school-based officers to issue class C citations would return a discretionary, de‑escalation tool and help families feel their complaints are taken seriously.
The chiefs — Bill Avra, chief of police for Jacksonville Independent School District and president of the Texas School District Police Chiefs Association, and Jeffrey Foley, chief of police for Midway ISD and past president of the Texas Association of School Resource Officers — testified in support of…
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