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HEB ISD clarifies interdistrict transfer rule for children of nonresident peace officers
Summary
Trustees reviewed revisions to board regulations on student admissions and interdistrict transfers clarifying that nonresident peace officers' children may be granted tuition-free transfers for one regular school year when space is available, but the district cannot guarantee a specific campus placement.
During the board meeting, staff presented two regulatory revisions to district admission and transfer policy clarifying how the district will handle requests from peace officers and their families.
A staff member reading the update said the added language read: "A student who's the child of a peace officer will be assigned to a campus of the parent's choosing as long as space is available." After a board member pointed out she had read from the wrong policy, staff corrected the record and explained the applicable rule pertains to nonresident peace officers and interdistrict transfers.
The corrected explanation said a transfer request for the child of a nonresident peace officer will be granted for one regular school year at a time on a tuition-free basis, subject to available space; the district cannot guarantee placement at a particular campus when space is not available but will provide information on other campuses and grade levels that can accommodate a transfer.
A board member asked whether a peace officer who already lives within the district (an "intradistrict" situation) would have higher priority; staff answered that such parents may request a transfer but were not guaranteed priority beyond the usual process. The change was presented as an alignment with recent state statute allowing tuition-free interdistrict transfers for children of peace officers; staff did not present a separate motion at the meeting, treating the revisions as routine policy/regulation updates.
Board discussion was limited and informational; the policy language will be incorporated into the district's regulations and posted according to regular policy procedures.
