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Abbott ISD board approves Good Cause Exemption to armed-guard requirement under Texas law
Summary
The board approved a Good Cause Exemption from the statutory requirement to have an armed security officer at each campus under Texas Education Code §37.0814; the motion passed unanimously, 6–0.
The Abbott ISD Board of Trustees approved a Good Cause Exemption to the statutory requirement that an armed security officer be present at each district campus under Texas Education Code §37.0814. Trustee Lauren Wolf moved the action and Trustee Craig Sustala seconded; the motion passed unanimously 6–0.
The minutes record only the motion and the vote; the text does not include the district’s rationale for the exemption, any conditions attached, whether an alternative plan (such as contracted or unarmed security or increased monitoring) was discussed, or any effective date. The relevant statute is cited in the meeting materials as the legal reference for the exemption request.
