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Superintendent flags proposed security staffing requirement for extracurricular events under TX Code 37.018

Board of Education, Cherokee Independent School District · June 9, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent Jennifer Bordner told the board that a proposed reading of TX Code 37.018 would require one uniformed officer or security personnel per 250 attendees at certain events (rivalries), and said the district would need to budget for that requirement.

Superintendent Jennifer Bordner briefed the Cherokee ISD board on a proposed interpretation of Texas Code 37.018 that would require '1 uniformed officer or security personnel per 250 people in attendance' for certain extracurricular events, particularly rivalry contests. Bordner said the district would need to budget for additional security personnel if the requirement applies.

Board members did not take a final vote on a new policy during the public meeting; the item was presented as part of the superintendent’s report and the minutes record it as a proposal for future budgeting and compliance consideration.