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Ector CISD trustees review TASB policy updates and state law changes on library materials, attendance and student devices
Summary
District staff presented TASB Board Policy Update 125 and briefed trustees on time‑sensitive changes required by recent laws, including new roles for the board under Senate Bill 13 on library materials, a district ban on student use of personal telecommunications devices during the school day under House Bill 1481, and clarifying home‑school student eligibility for activities.
The Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 12 reviewed TASB (Texas Association of School Boards) Board Policy Update 125 and discussed several time‑sensitive policy revisions required by recent state laws.
District staff walked trustees through six housekeeping revisions in BDAA, BDD/BDF and related local policies that mainly seek to clarify governance versus administrative responsibilities, committee formation and dissolution, how course partial credit is handled, and attendance/credit committee procedures. Staff described these as maintenance updates rather than changes prompted by the most recent legislative session.
Trustees asked specific questions about several provisions. On student transfers under FDE(Local) and unsafe school choice: staff said bullying has been added as an…
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