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Clifton ISD renews Good Cause Exception for School Guardian Plan under TEC 37.0814(c)
Summary
The board adopted a resolution renewing the district's Good Cause Exception that allows an alternative to placing an armed officer on every campus, noting HB 121 requires an annual evaluation for renewal and that district staff believe the district still meets the original criteria.
The Clifton ISD Board adopted a resolution renewing the district's Good Cause Exception under Texas Education Code Section 37.0814(c), maintaining the district's alternative School Guardian Plan rather than posting an armed officer on every campus.
Superintendent Andy Ball explained the district initially adopted a Good Cause Exception and School Guardian Plan in July 2023 to comply with the statute requiring an armed officer on each campus. He said the 2025 Legislature's HB 121 now requires school boards to evaluate the exception annually for renewal and stated "the district still fits the criteria set forth in that original resolution recommending adopting the Resolution." The board approved the renewal resolution on a motion by Alex Montes, seconded by Josh Ritzmann, with a unanimous vote recorded in open session.
Ball also summarized required reporting and training items tied to the School Guardian Plan; separate items on the agenda covered guardian training completion and the district's emergency operations plan submissions. The transcript does not enumerate changes to the School Guardian Plan itself.
