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Midway ISD affirms 'good cause' exception for school resource officers citing funding constraints
Summary
The board approved a consent-agenda resolution declaring a good-cause exception for stationing commissioned peace officers on all campuses; in discussion district leadership referenced House Bill 121 (89R) and said it would rely on a good-cause exception due to lack of funding.
Dr. Allen told trustees the district must annually examine any "good cause exception" for not having commissioned peace officers on every campus under recent state action; the discussion referenced House Bill 121 (89R). District staff recommended continued reliance on a good-cause exception allowed by earlier statute (noted in the transcript as House Bill 3) because of funding limitations.
A resolution to declare a good-cause exception for the requirement regarding school resource officers appeared on the consent agenda (Item 3) and was approved as part of Items 1–12 by a 6–0 vote. The transcript contains two bill citations in separate places (House Bill 121 (89R) in discussion and House Bill 3 (88R) in the consent-item description); the board approved the resolution listed on the agenda.
