The Texas Education Code provides that a teacher can temporarily remove a student to the principal’s office to maintain effective classroom discipline. The Texas Education Code now requires that each campus designate a “campus behavior coordinator” (CBC) who is “primarily responsible for maintaining student discipline.” Many districts have, however, opted out of this law as a part of their “district of innovation” plan.
The Code also provides that a teacher can remove a student from class and initially refuse to consent to the student’s return if the teacher can establish that the student has repeatedly or seriously interfered with either the teacher’s ability to communicate or other students’ ability to learn. The interference can potentially be a pattern of incidents or one very serious incident—the key is showing the student’s actions have interfered with the educational process.
The Education Code removal provisions apply to disruption caused by a student. The law does not create a right for a teacher to remove a student because the students’ parents are disruptive.