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WFISD board adopts tighter out-of-district transfer and device pickup policies
Summary
The Wichita Falls ISD Board of Trustees approved revisions to local policies moving out-of-district transfer rules into FDA local and aligning FNC local with the student handbook for electronic-device pickup; the changes tighten documentation requirements and penalties for false residency claims.
The Wichita Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to adopt revisions to two local policies, moving out-of-district transfer rules into FDA local and adjusting FNC local to match the student handbook on electronic-device pickup.
Assistant Superintendent Scott Haffley and staff briefed trustees that the changes bring the written local policies into alignment with procedures the board discussed in January and remove prior inconsistencies between FDA and FDB regulations. "Everything that you that we discussed as a board in January is in this policy," staff member Miss McGregor said at the meeting.
Under the revised FDA local language, families applying for an out-of-district transfer must submit supporting documentation proving residence; the district will evaluate distance and other criteria and may deny requests that attempt to bypass assignment by distance. Staff said the revision eliminates a prior requirement that families list multiple school choices and gives administrators discretion to grant exceptions in cases such as separated parents seeking sibling alignment.
The change to FNC local clarifies that parents must come to campus to pick up electronic devices, aligning the district policy with the student handbook.
Board members moved and seconded the measure and approved it on its second reading with a 5-0 vote. Staff said the updated policies also include penalties for intentional misrepresentation of residence.
Trustees framed the vote as a tightening and clarification of existing practice rather than a loosening of transfer rules; staff emphasized the changes were intended to make enforcement consistent and to support UIL eligibility and residency verification.
The board adopted the policies during its regular session; staff said administrative implementation steps are ready and that the updated language will be used for future transfer requests and device-collection procedures.
