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PSJA updates Student Code of Conduct to reflect state law changes, tightens device and discipline rules
Summary
Board unanimously adopted revisions to the Student Code of Conduct required by recent changes to Texas law. Updates address antisemitic-motivated conduct, short-barrel firearm possession, new limits on personal communication devices and procedures for teacher removals and in-school suspension reviews.
The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Board unanimously adopted revisions to its Student Code of Conduct on Aug. 18 that staff said align district policy with recent changes to the Texas Education Code (Chapter 37).
Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Dr. Orlando Noyola presented the revisions and highlighted several significant changes: new language addressing conduct motivated by antisemitism; an explicit reference to possession of a short-barrel firearm in the prohibited items list; restrictions on student use of personal communication devices on campus during the school day with limited exceptions tied to health and safety protocols; and updated disciplinary management and removal procedures, including that in-school suspension must be reviewed at least once every 10 school days and that teachers may initiate formal removals based on serious or repeated disruptive conduct.
On the record: The updated Code clarifies that students who possess or use e-cigarettes as a first offense may be placed in a disciplinary alternative education program or, if not placed there, be assigned to in-school suspension for at least 10 school days, per statute. Trustees endorsed the changes during a question-and-answer session and voted to adopt the Code of Conduct for the 2025–26 school year.
