Administrators report that students are bringing weapons and drugs to school with increasing frequency. Administrators can conduct reasonable searches of all students, but must understand the legal parameters of such searches. TASB offers inservices to member school districts and educational service centers, addressing such topics as searches of students individually, locker searches, drug dogs, and drug testing. Contact TASB Legal Services for additional information. Keeping our classrooms safe is on the minds of school personnel everywhere, and Texas law imposes many requirements related to student discipline.
Every district is required to adopt a student code of conduct, consistent with state law.
TASB provides inservices to school districts and educational service centers on student discipline, addressing issues such as expulsion, removal to an AEP, off campus criminal conduct, and adopting an effective student code of conduct. Contact TASB Legal Services for additional information. Student sexual harassment is a hot topic for schools right now, and administrators everywhere are especially conscientious about the need to prevent and address such harassment. TASB provides inservice training for administrators and teachers on how to recognize, investigate, and respond appropriately to complaints of student sexual harassment, whether by other students or school employees. Contact TASB Legal Services for additional information.