Texas Education Code

§ 37.124 — DISRUPTION OF CLASSES

ED § 37.124Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part G. SAFE SCHOOLS · Ch. 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER · Art. E. PENAL PROVISIONS

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(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;

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Legislative history

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.