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Northside ISD staff begin implementing Senate Bill 12; officials urge standardized consent forms and principal guidance
Summary
Janice Jordan, a district administrator, told the Academics Committee that Senate Bill 12 has been "engrossed" and "it is state law," and that the district has already begun standardized administrative steps — parental-consent forms, a vetted library list and campus guidance — while awaiting TASB policy update 126.
Janice Jordan, a district administrator, told the Academics Committee that Senate Bill 12 has been "engrossed" and "it is state law," and staff are prioritizing rapid, standardized steps to comply.
Why it matters: The measure includes multiple provisions expanding parental rights and restricting certain instructional activities, touching health and counseling consent, access to curriculum, restrictions on DEI-related duties, and rules related to social transitioning, names and pronouns. School staff and trustees said they want consistent, districtwide practices so principals and teachers do not create uneven campus responses.
What administrators said: Jordan and district staff said they used a TASA summary in the packet to guide initial implementation. Staff described immediate measures already in place: a standardized parental-consent form for nursing and counseling services (which had about a 50% parental return rate early in…
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