The Leander Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the 2025–26 student code of conduct, updating local discipline rules to reflect recent state legislation and TEA guidance. The vote passed 6–0 after discussion about how the district will implement several new statutory requirements, including limits on personal communication devices and changes to in-school suspension and disciplinary procedures. "The expectation for all campuses is the same," said Brian (district administrator), summarizing the device rule. "Bell to bell, it is not to be used during the school day. It is to be put away, out of sight, off." What changed in the code - Personal communication devices: The adopted code follows recent state law and includes a bell‑to‑bell restriction on personal telecommunication devices while on school grounds during the instructional day. The code references TEA and TASB guidance and places device misuse under the code’s misuse-of-technology and noncompliance sections; administrators will use a stepped approach beginning with warnings and parent partnership and escalating to confiscation or code‑response where necessary. - In‑school suspension (ISS): House Bill 6 removed a statutory cap on days assigned to ISS and added a 10‑day review requirement. The code requires that if a student is assigned to ISS for more than 10 days the district will review the student's progress in the general‑education curriculum; special‑education services and accommodations must continue in ISS settings. - Vaping and e-cigarettes: The code separates possession/use of electronic nicotine devices from other offenses. In the new language, possession and use carries required placement consequences (a 10‑day alternative-placement requirement for possession/use, with other possession/distribution offenses triggering more serious placement). - Teacher removal and appeals: The code incorporates changes that allow formal teacher requests for student removal and adds a district-level appeal option for students. The adopted text also references an anticipated TEA “return-to-class” plan and clarifies teacher‑consent language required by statute. - Antisemitism definition and hate‑behavior review: The code adds the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism as required by recent legislation and expands review language for bullying and harassment allegations. Board and administration discussion Trustees asked district staff about operational impacts. Trustee Anna (board member) asked whether newly designated campus behavior coordinators would receive training; Brian said those staff were briefed at the district leadership conference and will continue to receive training. Several trustees expressed concern that the device rule and other statutory changes could create unintended burdens for teachers and programs that use personal devices for instruction, such as yearbook or fieldwork. Monitoring and next steps District administrators told trustees they will: track disciplinary uses of new statutory authorities (including teacher removals and ISS durations), work with principals to share consistent implementation guidance, and align local policy language with the TEA model policy published the same day. Policy committee members said they will review TEA’s guidance and proposed model policy and return to the board if additional local policy wording is needed. Ending: The board adopted the code by a recorded vote of 6–0. Administrators and the policy committee pledged to return with implementation guidance, training plans and monitoring data as the district begins the new school year.