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Medina Valley ISD board records 'good cause' exception to HB3 armed officer requirement
Summary
Trustees adopted a resolution claiming a good-cause exception to House Bill 3's armed security officer requirement, citing Texas Education Code Section 37.0814 and citing limited availability of qualified personnel tied to the district's geographic location.
The Medina Valley Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted a resolution declaring the district unable to ensure that "at least one armed security officer, as defined by law, is present during regular school hours at each district campus," citing Texas Education Code Section 37.0814. The resolution states the district's noncompliance "is due to lack of available qualified personnel" and attributes that to the district's geographic location limiting access to a large metropolitan labor market.
The resolution directs the district to develop and document an alternative standard in accordance with Sections 37.0814(d) and (e) of the Texas Education Code. The resolution text included in the minutes makes the board's finding explicit: "The Board of Trustees of Medina Valley Independent School District hereby determines that the School District is unable to ensure that at least one armed security officer ... is present during regular school hours at each district campus."
