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Mercedes ISD board adopts HB3-related security resolution and interlocal ERO agreement
Summary
Trustees approved a resolution concerning House Bill 3 good-cause exceptions for armed security officers and a 2024–25 interlocal agreement with the City of Mercedes for Educational Resource Officers; district officials said armed guards are stationed at every campus in addition to assigned police officers at some campuses.
The board approved two public-safety items on Sept. 17: a resolution regarding House Bill 3 and a 2024–25 interlocal agreement with the City of Mercedes for Educational Resource Officers.
Safe Schools Director Miguel Chacon explained the HB3-related resolution and the district's approach to security. The minutes record that the board passed the resolution about the HB3 good-cause exception for armed security officers and also approved the interlocal agreement for EROs. Chacon noted the district has armed guards at each campus and said the MOU with the Mercedes Police Department includes officers assigned to Mercedes High School and Chacon Middle School, with an additional officer expected to come on board. Trustee Nancy Vallejo framed the action as responding to community concerns about safety; both items passed unanimously.
The minutes record these as compliance and partnership measures; they do not change the district’s written safety policies in the posted text but confirm funding and operational actions taken under HB3 and the interlocal agreement.
