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BISD adopts 2025-26 student code of conduct with legislative-driven discipline changes
Summary
Trustees adopted the 2025-26 student code of conduct incorporating legislative changes: a ban on personal communication devices during instruction (medical exemptions allowed), teacher-initiated removal after a single significant incident, ISS extended up to 10 days per offense, OSS still capped at 3 days, and added language allowing expulsion for false alarm/bomb threats and certain off-campus felonies.
The Bastrop ISD Board on Thursday adopted the district’s 2025-26 student code of conduct to align with changes from the recent legislative session.
Dr. Morris, director of student services, told trustees the updated code includes five primary revisions tied to state law. The handbook now prohibits personal communication devices, including cell phones and smartwatches, from being used during the instructional day unless a student has an approved medical exemption. The code adds language…
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