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School board adopts 2025–26 student code of conduct with new phone, vaping and discipline provisions
Summary
The school board approved the 2025–26 student code of conduct, adding state-required reporting for bullying, new phone restrictions aligned to state law, stiffer minimum consequences for nicotine vapes and expanded use of in-school suspension, officials said.
The school board approved the 2025–26 student code of conduct after discussion on changes required by recent state law and district clarifications. Board members voted 4–0 to adopt the policy during the meeting's action items.
District staff said the updated code incorporates state reporting and statutory changes and clarifies local procedures. “They've added it to the list of things we have to report for unsafe schools,” said Wes Jackson, director of school policy and student support, referring to added bullying reporting. Jackson described checklists and a “bullying packet” the district uses to investigate and code incidents.
Why it matters: the revisions change how the district handles several common disciplinary issues and align local documents to recent state legislation, affecting administrators, teachers, students and families.
The adopted code requires designation of “one campus behavior coordinator” on most campuses, typically an assistant principal, to oversee compliance with Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code and to notify threat-assessment teams when…
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