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Ropes ISD approves changes to TASB policies on library materials and personal devices

ROPES Independent School District Board of Trustees · August 11, 2025
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Summary

The board approved revisions to TASB Policy EFB(LOCAL) on library materials and FNCE(LOCAL) on personal communication/electronic devices by unanimous votes on Aug. 11; motions were recorded in the minutes and passed 7-0.

The ROPES ISD Board of Trustees approved updates to two local policies from the Texas Association of School Boards during its Aug. 11 meeting.

Trustee Chad Brooks moved to approve changes to TASB Policy EFB(LOCAL) — alternate library materials; Trustee Donnie Halpain seconded, and the motion passed 7-0. "Motion made to approve changes to TASB Policy EFB(LOCAL) - ALT by Chad Brooks, second by Donnie Halpain; passed 7-0" (minutes). The board also approved revisions to TASB Policy FNCE(LOCAL) concerning personal communication devices after a motion by Trustee Blake Thrash and a second by Trustee Tysen Mortensen; that vote likewise passed 7-0.

The minutes do not include the policy text changes; they only record board approval. The record indicates the board took formal action to adopt the local-policy revisions, which will govern the district's approach to library materials and students' personal/electronic devices once posted as adopted policy.