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West Rusk police chief tells board racial-profiling report is required annually but district is exempt
Summary
West Rusk Chief of Police Kevin Roy told trustees that state law requires annual racial profiling reporting for districts with employed officers, but that West Rusk PD does not issue traffic citations so the district is exempt; the board approved the report.
Kevin Roy, West Rusk Chief of Police, informed the board on Feb. 10 that Texas requires school districts that employ police officers to present annual racial profiling reporting, but he said the West Rusk Police Department does not act as an agency that issues tickets for traffic violations and therefore the district is exempt from citation-based reporting requirements.
Will Sudweeks moved to approve the report as presented; Iris Hammontree seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The minutes record that the board accepted the report but do not include underlying data or additional explanations beyond the exemption rationale stated by Chief Roy.
The district met its obligation to present the reporting information at the board meeting; any further recordkeeping or reporting required by state agencies would follow statutory guidance and is not detailed in the minutes.
