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Perryton ISD board declares yearly exception to House Bill 3 for armed security
Summary
The Perryton ISD board approved a resolution declaring a yearly good-cause exception to House Bill 3’s armed security officer requirement, citing a shortage of qualified personnel and budget constraints.
The Perryton ISD Board of Trustees approved a resolution to declare a good-cause exception to House Bill 3’s armed security officer requirement for the coming year, citing a lack of qualified personnel and budgetary limits.
Board members were told the district uses a guardian program in lieu of a full-time campus police officer at each campus and that state law requires the district to declare the exception annually. After a motion, second and brief discussion, the board voted to adopt the resolution.
The action does not change the district’s current safety practices; it records the district’s formal decision to seek the statutory exception while it continues to staff and fund its guardian program. No additional cost estimates or alternative staffing plans were provided during the discussion.
Next steps: the board took formal action at the meeting and did not schedule further hearings on the resolution at that time.
