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Tatum ISD board approves opt-out of SB 401 provision on unenrolled students in UIL activities
Summary
At a training meeting Aug. 2, 2025, the Tatum Independent School District board voted to adopt changes to local policies FD (Local) and FM (Local) to opt out of allowing unenrolled students to participate in University Interscholastic League activities under SB 401; the motion was recorded as carrying unanimously.
The Tatum Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Aug. 2, 2025 to approve local policy changes to FD (Local) and FM (Local) to opt out of a provision under SB 401 that would allow unenrolled students to participate in University Interscholastic League (UIL) activities. Superintendent Dr. J.P. Richardson brought the change to the board during a training meeting; the minutes record that Mr. Matt Crawford moved to approve the opt-out and that "Mr. Smith" seconded the motion.
The motion is recorded in the minutes as having "carried unanimously." The minutes list Ayes as "Mr. Adams, Mr. Williams, Mr. Skinner, Mrs. Amick, and Mrs. Smith." (The meeting header lists seven board members present; the minutes' roll-call of ayes names five; the minutes do not explain the discrepancy.) The change references SB 401 and updates to policies FD (Local) and FM (Local) to implement the district's decision not to permit unenrolled students to participate in UIL activities.
The board meeting was a training session that included a legislative update and team-building presentation from ESC Region 12 staff; no public comments were recorded. The minutes state the meeting adjourned after the motion passed.
