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Snyder ISD board adopts good-cause exemption to armed officer requirement
Summary
The board approved a good-cause exemption under TEC §37.0814 allowing the district to claim lack of funding or personnel as grounds for exemption from the armed security officer requirement.
On Aug. 26 the Snyder ISD Board approved a resolution adopting a 'good cause' exemption related to the state requirement for armed security officers on campus, citing allowable grounds such as lack of funding or qualified personnel under Texas Education Code §37.0814.
Meeting notes state the superintendent recommended the resolution; Doug Neff moved to approve and Michael Rodriquez seconded. Trustees voted unanimously. The minutes reference that the statute allows a board to adopt a good-cause exception if the district is unable to comply with the statutory requirement due to funding or staffing constraints.
