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Board renews 'good cause' exception to keep licensed armed security on campuses amid law-enforcement shortages
Summary
Harmony Public Schools - Houston South voted Sept. 27 to renew an annual resolution, tied to HB 121, allowing licensed armed Class C security officers on campuses due to regional law-enforcement staffing shortages; board materials cited roughly 71 full-time security officers and a rise in salary costs presented as about $4.7M to $6.34M.
At its Sept. 27, 2025 regular meeting, the Harmony Public Schools - Houston South board approved an annual resolution tied to HB 121 to continue a "good cause" exception permitting licensed, armed Class C security officers to serve on district campuses instead of placing full-time sworn law-enforcement officers at each site.
The move followed a presentation by Speaker 4, who said the district is required to review the exception annually under recent state legislation and that the district prefers sworn law enforcement "as the gold standard" but faces a regional shortage of officers. "The gold standard is obviously to…
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