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New Boston ISD board unanimously approves resolution on armed security officers
Summary
Trustees voted 6-0 to approve a resolution authorizing armed security officers on district campuses at the Sept. 15 meeting. The minutes do not record debate or implementation details.
The New Boston ISD Board of Trustees on Sept. 15, 2025, approved a resolution authorizing the provision of armed security officers on campus.
Trustee Welda Cox moved to approve the resolution and Trustee Jason Reid seconded. The motion carried with a recorded vote of six yeas and zero nays: Welda Cox, Kyle Erwin, Kevin Oliver, Jason Reid, Marty Thomas and Paula Williams. The minutes do not record any discussion or conditions attached to the resolution, and no implementation details or associated costs are listed in the meeting record.
The board had recessed to closed session earlier in the evening on personnel, real property and consultation with legal counsel; it reconvened to open session at 7:26 p.m. before taking the vote. The minutes list the relevant Government Code sections cited for closed session as 551.074 (personnel), 551.072 (real property) and 551.071/551.082/551.0821/551.087 (legal/contract exceptions).
