Huntsville ISD trustees approve 2025–26 student code of conduct implementing HB 6 and HB 1481

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The Huntsville Independent School District Board of Trustees on a special-called vote approved the district's 2025'26 student code of conduct, adopting new procedures to conform the district to Texas House Bill 6 and House Bill 1481.

The board approved the item after a presentation from district administrators Jimmy Forney and Marcus Campbell, who told trustees the updated code expands administrators' disciplinary options under HB 6 and establishes a district approach to personal communication devices under HB 1481. "Teachers have the right to teach, students have the right to learn," Forney said, summarizing the intent of HB 6 to give educators clearer authority and defined processes for disruptive behavior.

The change matters because HB 6 and HB 1481 alter how districts handle classroom disruptions and student devices statewide. Forney and Campbell said the district engaged legal counsel and other districts, held Chapter 37 training for leaders, and consulted the Thompson & Horton and Walsh & Gallegos law firms as well as the Strive Policy Group and TAPT/TxASB resources as it drafted procedures.

Under the adopted code, the district will: - Allow students to…