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TX Educ Code § 37.1141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.1141. Active Threat Exercises

Sec. 37.1141.  ACTIVE THREAT EXERCISES.  (a)  Before a school district may conduct an active threat exercise, including an active shooter simulation, the district shall ensure that:(1)  adequate notice of the exercise is provided to students expected to participate in the exercise, the parents of those students, and staff likely to be part of the exercise, including information regarding:(A)  the date on which the exercise will occur;(B)  the content, form, and tone of the exercise; and(C)  whether the exercise will include a live simulation that mimics or appears to be an actual shooting incident;(2)  the exercise is announced to students and faculty before the start of the exercise, including, if applicable, an announcement that the exercise will include a live simulation that mimics or appears to be an actual threat, such as a shooting incident;(3)  first responder organizations that would likely respond in the event of a false report or alarm are notified regarding the exercise;(4)  a safe zone is created around the area in which the exercise will be conducted to keep out actual firearms, ammunition, and other weapons, other than firearms, ammunition, or other weapons carried by a peace officer, school resource officer, or school marshal or any other person authorized by the district to carry those items on school grounds;(5)  the content of the exercise:(A)  is age appropriate and developmentally appropriate; (B)  has been developed by a team of school administrators, teachers, school-based mental health professionals, and law enforcement officers, with input from parents and students; and(C)  is designed to support the well-being of students who participate in the exercise before, during, and after the exercise is conducted; and(6)  data regarding the efficacy and impact of the exercise will be tracked, including any feedback regarding the exercise from students, staff, or family members of students or staff.(b)  Subsection (a)(4) may not be construed to prohibit a parent, legal guardian, or other person acting on a parent's or legal guardian's behalf from transporting or storing in the person's motor vehicle a firearm, ammunition, or other weapon that the person is legally authorized to possess while the person is picking up a child from school.(c)  A school district shall submit data collected under Subsection (a)(6) to the Texas School Safety Center.(d)  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (S.B. 168), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 37.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. Penal Provisions|Section 37.121. Fraternities, Sororities, Secret Societies, and Gangs

Sec. 37.121.  FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, SECRET SOCIETIES, AND GANGS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  is a member of, pledges to become a member of, joins, or solicits another person to join or pledge to become a member of a public school fraternity, sorority, secret society, or gang;  or(2)  is not enrolled in a public school and solicits another person to attend a meeting of a public school fraternity, sorority, secret society, or gang or a meeting at which membership in one of those groups is encouraged.(b)  A school district board of trustees or an educator shall recommend placing in a disciplinary alternative education program any student under the person's control who violates Subsection (a).(c)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(d)  In this section, "public school fraternity, sorority, secret society, or gang" means an organization composed wholly or in part of students of public primary or secondary schools that seeks to perpetuate itself by taking in additional members from the students enrolled in school on the basis of the decision of its membership rather than on the free choice of a student in the school who is qualified by the rules of the school to fill the special aims of the organization.  The term does not include an agency for public welfare, including Boy Scouts, Hi-Y, Girl Reserves, DeMolay, Rainbow Girls, Pan-American Clubs, scholarship societies, or other similar educational organizations sponsored by state or national education authorities.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1055, Sec. 23, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 37.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. Penal Provisions|Section 37.122. Possession of Intoxicants on Public School Grounds

Sec. 37.122.  POSSESSION OF INTOXICANTS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person possesses an intoxicating beverage for consumption, sale, or distribution while:(1)  on the grounds or in a building of a public school;  or(2)  entering or inside any enclosure, field, or stadium where an athletic event sponsored or participated in by a public school of this state is being held.(a-1)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person possessed the intoxicating beverage:(1)  at a performing arts facility; and(2)  during an event held outside of regular school hours and not sponsored or sanctioned by a school district.(b)  An officer of this state who sees a person violating this section shall immediately seize the intoxicating beverage and, within a reasonable time, deliver it to the county or district attorney to be held as evidence until the trial of the accused possessor.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 37.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. Penal Provisions|Section 37.123. Disruptive Activities

Sec. 37.123.  DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITIES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person, alone or in concert with others, intentionally engages in disruptive activity on the campus or property of any private or public school.(b)  For purposes of this section, disruptive activity is:(1)  obstructing or restraining the passage of persons in an exit, entrance, or hallway of a building without the authorization of the administration of the school;(2)  seizing control of a building or portion of a building to interfere with an administrative, educational, research, or other authorized activity;(3)  preventing or attempting to prevent by force or violence or the threat of force or violence a lawful assembly authorized by the school administration so that a person attempting to participate in the assembly is unable to participate due to the use of force or violence or due to a reasonable fear that force or violence is likely to occur;(4)  disrupting by force or violence or the threat of force or violence a lawful assembly in progress;  or(5)  obstructing or restraining the passage of a person at an exit or entrance to the campus or property or preventing or attempting to prevent by force or violence or by threats of force or violence the ingress or egress of a person to or from the property or campus without the authorization of the administration of the school.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.(d)  Any person who is convicted the third time of violating this section is ineligible to attend any institution of higher education receiving funds from this state before the second anniversary of the third conviction.(e)  This section may not be construed to infringe on any right of free speech or expression guaranteed by the constitution of the United States or of this state.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. Penal Provisions|Section 37.124. Disruption of Classes

Sec. 37.124.  DISRUPTION OF CLASSES.  (a)  A person other than a primary or secondary grade student enrolled in the school commits an offense if the person, on school property or on public property within 500 feet of school property, alone or in concert with others, intentionally disrupts the conduct of classes or other school activities.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(c)  In this section:(1)  "Disrupting the conduct of classes or other school activities" includes:(A)  emitting noise of an intensity that prevents or hinders classroom instruction;(B)  enticing or attempting to entice a student away from a class or other school activity that the student is required to attend;(C)  preventing or attempting to prevent a student from attending a class or other school activity that the student is required to attend;  and(D)  entering a classroom without the consent of either the principal or the teacher and, through either acts of misconduct or the use of loud or profane language, disrupting class activities.(2)  "Public property" includes a street, highway, alley, public park, or sidewalk.(3)  "School property" includes a public school campus or school grounds on which a public school is located and any grounds or buildings used by a school for an assembly or other school-sponsored activity.(d)  It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that, at the time the person engaged in conduct prohibited under that subsection, the person was younger than 12 years of age.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (H.B. 359), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1409 (S.B. 1114), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 37.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. Penal Provisions|Section 37.125. Exhibition, Use, or Threat of Exhibition or Use of Firearms

Sec. 37.125.  EXHIBITION, USE, OR THREAT OF EXHIBITION OR USE OF FIREARMS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, in a manner intended to cause alarm or personal injury to another person or to damage school property, the person intentionally:(1)  exhibits or uses a firearm:(A)  in or on any property, including a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area, that is owned by a private or public school; or(B)  on a school bus being used to transport children to or from school-sponsored activities of a private or public school;(2)  threatens to exhibit or use a firearm in or on property described by Subdivision (1)(A) or on a bus described by Subdivision (1)(B) and was in possession of or had immediate access to the firearm; or(3)  threatens to exhibit or use a firearm in or on property described by Subdivision (1)(A) or on a bus described by Subdivision (1)(B).(b)  An offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) is a third degree felony.(c)  An offense under Subsection (a)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2112), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 795 (H.B. 2880), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 37.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. Penal Provisions|Section 37.126. Disruption of Transportation

Sec. 37.126.  DISRUPTION OF TRANSPORTATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 37.125, a person other than a primary or secondary grade student commits an offense if the person intentionally disrupts, prevents, or interferes with the lawful transportation of children:(1)  to or from school on a vehicle owned or operated by a county or independent school district; or(2)  to or from an activity sponsored by a school on a vehicle owned or operated by a county or independent school district.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(c)  It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a)(1) that, at the time the person engaged in conduct prohibited under that subdivision, the person was younger than 12 years of age.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (H.B. 359), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1409 (S.B. 1114), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 37.141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. -1. Criminal Procedure|Section 37.141. Definitions

Sec. 37.141.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Child" means a person who is:(A)  a student; and(B)  at least 10 years of age and younger than 18 years of age.(2)  "School offense" means an offense committed by a child enrolled in a public school that is a Class C misdemeanor other than a traffic offense and that is committed on property under the control and jurisdiction of a school district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (S.B. 108), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 37.142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. -1. Criminal Procedure|Section 37.142. Conflict of Law

Sec. 37.142.  CONFLICT OF LAW.  To the extent of any conflict, this subchapter controls over any other law applied to a school offense alleged to have been committed by a child.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 37.143 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. -1. Criminal Procedure|Section 37.143. Citation Prohibited; Custody of Child

Sec. 37.143.  CITATION PROHIBITED; CUSTODY OF CHILD.  (a)  A peace officer, law enforcement officer, or school resource officer may not issue a citation to a child who is alleged to have committed a school offense.(b)  This subchapter does not prohibit a child from being taken into custody under Section 52.01, Family Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (S.B. 108), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 37.144 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. -1. Criminal Procedure|Section 37.144. Graduated Sanctions for Certain School Offenses

Sec. 37.144.  GRADUATED SANCTIONS FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL OFFENSES.  (a)  A school district that commissions peace officers under Section 37.081 may develop a system of graduated sanctions that the school district may require to be imposed on a child before a complaint is filed under Section 37.145 against the child for a school offense that is an offense under Section 37.124 or 37.126 or under Section 42.01(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), Penal Code.  A system adopted under this section must include multiple graduated sanctions.  The system may require:(1)  a warning letter to be issued to the child and the child's parent or guardian that specifically states the child's alleged school offense and explains the consequences if the child engages in additional misconduct;(2)  a behavior contract with the child that must be signed by the child, the child's parent or guardian, and an employee of the school and that includes a specific description of the behavior that is required or prohibited for the child and the penalties for additional alleged school offenses, including additional disciplinary action or the filing of a complaint in a criminal court;(3)  the performance of school-based community service by the child; and(4)  the referral of the child to counseling, community-based services, or other in-school or out-of-school services aimed at addressing the child's behavioral problems.(b)  A referral made under Subsection (a)(4) may include participation by the child's parent or guardian if necessary.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 37.145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. -1. Criminal Procedure|Section 37.145. Complaint

Sec. 37.145.  COMPLAINT.  If a child fails to comply with or complete graduated sanctions under Section 37.144, or if the school district has not elected to adopt a system of graduated sanctions under that section, the school may file a complaint against the child with a criminal court in accordance with Section 37.146.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 37.146 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. -1. Criminal Procedure|Section 37.146. Requisites of Complaint

Sec. 37.146.  REQUISITES OF COMPLAINT.  (a)  A complaint alleging the commission of a school offense must, in addition to the requirements imposed by Article 45.019, Code of Criminal Procedure:(1)  be sworn to by a person who has personal knowledge of the underlying facts giving rise to probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed; and(2)  be accompanied by a statement from a school employee stating:(A)  whether the child is eligible for or receives special services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29; and(B)  the graduated sanctions, if required under Section 37.144, that were imposed on the child before the complaint was filed.(b)  After a complaint has been filed under this subchapter, a summons may be issued under Articles 23.04 and 45.057(e), Code of Criminal Procedure.(c)  A complaint under this subchapter may include a recommendation by a school employee that the child attend a teen court program under Article 45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the school employee believes attending a teen court program is in the best interest of the child.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (S.B. 108), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 37.147 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. -1. Criminal Procedure|Section 37.147. Prosecuting Attorneys

Sec. 37.147.  PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.  An attorney representing the state in a court with jurisdiction may adopt rules pertaining to the filing of a complaint under this subchapter that the state considers necessary in order to:(1)  determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the child committed the alleged offense;(2)  review the circumstances and allegations in the complaint for legal sufficiency; and(3)  see that justice is done.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 37.148 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter E. -1. Criminal Procedure|Section 37.148. Right to Report Crime

Sec. 37.148.  RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME.  (a) An employee of a school district or open-enrollment charter school may report a crime witnessed at the school to any peace officer with authority to investigate the crime.(b)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not adopt a policy requiring a school employee to:(1)  refrain from reporting a crime witnessed at the school; or(2)  report a crime witnessed at the school only to certain persons or peace officers.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1043 (H.B. 1783), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 37.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter F. Hazing|Section 37.151. Definitions

Sec. 37.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Educational institution" includes a public or private high school.(2)  "Pledge" means any person who has been accepted by, is considering an offer of membership from, or is in the process of qualifying for membership in an organization.(3)  "Pledging" means any action or activity related to becoming a member of an organization.(4)  "Student" means any person who:(A)  is registered in or in attendance at an educational institution;(B)  has been accepted for admission at the educational institution where the hazing incident occurs;  or(C)  intends to attend an educational institution during any of its regular sessions after a period of scheduled vacation.(5)  "Organization" means a fraternity, sorority, association, corporation, order, society, corps, club, or student government, a band or musical group or an academic, athletic, cheerleading, or dance team, including any group or team that participates in National Collegiate Athletic Association competition, or a service, social, or similar group, whose members are primarily students.(6)  "Hazing" means any intentional, knowing, or reckless act, occurring on or off the campus of an educational institution, by one person alone or acting with others, directed against a student for the purpose of pledging, being initiated into, affiliating with, holding office in, or maintaining membership in an organization if the act:(A)  is any type of physical brutality, such as whipping, beating, striking, branding, electronic shocking, placing of a harmful substance on the body, or similar activity;(B)  involves sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small space, calisthenics, or other similar activity that subjects the student to an unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely affects the mental or physical health or safety of the student;(C)  involves consumption of a food, liquid, alcoholic beverage, liquor, drug, or other substance, other than as described by Paragraph (E), that subjects the student to an unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely affects the mental or physical health or safety of the student;(D)  is any activity that induces, causes, or requires the student to perform a duty or task that involves a violation of the Penal Code; or(E)  involves coercing, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, the student to consume:(i)  a drug; or(ii)  an alcoholic beverage or liquor in an amount that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the student is intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.01, Penal Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1371 (S.B. 38), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|