Texas Education Code

§ 37.0831 — DATING VIOLENCE POLICIES; EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

ED § 37.0831Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part G. SAFE SCHOOLS · Ch. 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER · Art. C. LAW AND ORDER

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(a)Each school district shall adopt and implement a dating violence policy to be included in the district improvement plan under Section 11.252.

(b)A dating violence policy must:

(1)include:

(A)a definition of dating violence that includes the intentional use of physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse by a person to harm, threaten, intimidate, or control another person in a dating relationship, as defined by Section 71.0021, Family Code;

(B)a clear statement that dating violence is not tolerated at school; and

(C)reporting procedures and guidelines for students who are victims of dating violence, including a procedure for immediately notifying the parent or guardian of a student about a report received by the district identifying the student as an alleged victim or perpetrator of dating violence; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 16, eff. June 18, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 13 (S.B. 9), Sec. 3, eff. December 2, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 13 (S.B. 9), Sec. 4, eff. December 2, 2021.