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Lancaster ISD proposes good‑cause exception under TEC 37.0814 and plans to contract LNP Global for three armed security officers
Summary
Chief Worley briefed trustees on claiming a 'good cause' exception to the TEA requirement that a commissioned peace officer be assigned to every campus; the district recommended an alternative standard and presented a contract proposal with LNP Global Security for up to $130,000 to provide three armed, licensed security officers.
Lancaster ISD’s chief of police, Chief Worley, told trustees Aug. 13 the district plans to claim a ‘good cause’ exception to Texas Education Code §37.0814 because funding and the availability of qualified commissioned peace officers do not permit assigning a commissioned officer to every campus.
Chief Worley explained the statute requires, absent an exception, at least one commissioned peace officer during school hours at each campus; the law defines an “armed security officer” as a district peace officer, a school resource officer, or a commissioned peace officer employed as security personnel. The good‑cause exception may be claimed for lack of…
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