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CISD board unanimously opts out of SB 401’s homeschool UIL participation provision
Summary
Superintendent Jennifer Bordner told trustees SB 401’s language changed and the board voted unanimously to opt the district out of allowing homeschool students to participate in UIL, per the minutes.
Superintendent Jennifer Bordner updated the Cherokee ISD board that changes in the wording of Senate Bill 401 mean the district must take formal action if it intends to continue excluding homeschool students from University Interscholastic League (UIL) activities.
On a motion by Rodney Johnson, seconded by Valerie Valdez, the board voted to opt out of homeschool UIL participation. "The motion carried unanimously," the official minutes state. The minutes do not record additional debate or a roll-call that recorded individual statements beyond the motion and the unanimous outcome.
Board policy implications and next steps were not detailed in the minutes; Bordner indicated the change in statutory verbiage required the district to act to preserve its prior position if that is the board’s intent.
