Texas Education Code

§ 37.001 — STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT

ED § 37.001Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part G. SAFE SCHOOLS · Ch. 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER · Art. A. ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS FOR BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

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(a)The board of trustees of an independent school district shall, with the advice of its district-level committee established under Subchapter F, Chapter 11, adopt a student code of conduct for the district. The student code of conduct must be posted and prominently displayed at each school campus or made available for review at the office of the campus principal. In addition to establishing standards for student conduct, the student code of conduct must:

(1)specify the circumstances, in accordance with this subchapter, under which a student may be removed from a classroom, campus, disciplinary alternative education program, or vehicle owned or operated by the district;

(2)specify conditions that authorize or require a principal or other appropriate administrator to transfer a student to a disciplinary alternative education program, which must expressly provide that an appropriate administrator may place a student in a disciplinary alternative education program for the first-time offense of possession or use of a nicotine delivery product or e-cigarette, as defined by Section 161.081, Health and Safety Code;

(3)outline conditions under which a student may be suspended as provided by Section 37.005 or expelled as provided by Section 37.007;

(4)specify that consideration will be given, as a factor in each decision concerning suspension, removal to a disciplinary alternative education program, expulsion, or placement in a juvenile justice alternative education program, regardless of whether the decision concerns a mandatory or discretionary action, to:

(A)self-defense;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 504 (H.B. 603), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 920 (H.B. 283), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (H.B. 171), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 776 (H.B. 1942), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 487 (S.B. 1541), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1409 (S.B. 1114), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (S.B. 1553), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 167 (H.B. 811), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 167 (H.B. 811), Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066 (H.B. 6), Sec. 5, eff. June 20, 2025.