Greenville ISD board adopts broad TASB policy update that tightens DEI and AI rules, shortens reporting timelines
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The Greenville ISD Board of Trustees approved TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 1-26, a package of policy revisions prompted by recent state law changes affecting contracted services, artificial intelligence use, grievance timelines and student-safety notifications.
The Greenville Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to adopt TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 1‑26 on voice vote Tuesday, embracing a broad set of policy changes the district said are required by recent state legislation and TASB guidance.
Administration presented the update as a comprehensive package that reflects legislative changes from the 89th session and subsequent state rules. The board’s motion to adopt the update passed by voice vote with a recorded result of "Motion passes 6 0." The administration recommended accepting additions, revisions, or deletions as presented in the TASB packet.
The update affects numerous local policy codes. Presenters highlighted changes that would allow the district to terminate a contractor who “intentionally or knowingly” engages in activities prohibited by law, including certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) instruction or programming. The update also adds language enabling the superintendent to designate and oversee AI training and compliance under House Bill 150, and it gives the superintendent authority to remove access to district computer systems for noncompliance.
On student and family-facing policies, the update adds procedures for parental petitions to review instructional materials, broadens academic-dishonesty definitions to include unauthorized use of artificial intelligence, and authorizes district-selected AI-detection tools for student work. It also shortens some notification timelines for threats and suspected criminal offenses, and it moves several procedural timelines from "business days" to "calendar days," affecting grievance and complaint deadlines.
School attorney Juan Cruz and policy staff said the construction‑related changes (CV Local) designate the superintendent as ultimately responsible for construction projects while permitting day-to-day designees, a shift intended in part to reduce litigation risk by clarifying final decision authority.
Board members asked clarifying questions during the presentation; one trustee thanked staff for clarifying dense legal language. Several trustees said they saw tradeoffs — administrative clarity and legal defensibility on the one hand, and concerns about centralized authority on the other — but the motion to adopt proceeded and was approved.
The board packet and color-coded comparison were cited as the basis for the changes; administration recommended the local policy updates as drafted by TASB policy services.
The board took the action during its regular meeting and then moved on to other items on the agenda.
