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Parents and speakers press Katy ISD board to clarify self‑defense language in discipline plan
Summary
At a April 14 Katy ISD work-study meeting, public commenters and trustees pressed staff to clarify how self-defense is assessed under the district Discipline Management Plan, and trustees requested districtwide data on fights and discipline outcomes.
At the Katy Independent School District work-study meeting on April 14, public commenters and trustees pressed the board and staff to clarify how self-defense claims are treated under the district’s Discipline Management Plan.
Public commenters Rebecca Trahan and Danny Gianfrancesco urged clearer, uniformly applied language. Trahan told trustees, “Nobody should be punished for fighting back,” and said the policy should explicitly protect victims who act in self‑defense and extend protections to teachers who step in. Gianfrancesco said a video of an incident prompted his…
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