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Board hears multiple 2025 legislative mandates; opt‑out of homeschool UIL participation, phone ban among measures to address
Summary
Duncanville ISD legal and policy staff on July 21 briefed trustees on multiple 2025 legislative mandates and said formal recommendations on opt‑out choices and implementation details will be brought to the August board meeting.
Duncanville ISD legal and policy staff briefed the board July 21 on several 2025 legislative changes that require local policy action or operational changes, and staff said formal recommendations will come to trustees at the August meeting. Two items highlighted for near‑term board action: Senate Bill 401 (homeschool participation in University Interscholastic League activities) and House Bill 1481 (restrictions on student personal wireless devices during instructional time). Administration told the board it plans to return next month with a recommendation to opt out of allowing homeschool students to participate in UIL activities under the new state law, and it has formed a…
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