Education
BY SIERRA MARTIN
Comal ISD policy to allow for more o cers Comal ISD will be able to hire commissioned or contracted armed security sta in the future due to an update made to board policy. The details During a Nov. 16 board of trustees meeting, board members voted unanimously to approve an update to allow the district to employ security sta if its partnership with law enforcement agencies cannot meet the requirements of House Bill 3. “I appreciate the fact that we’re focused on the backup plan because that’s how seriously we take security and safety for our students,” CISD board President Russ Garner said. The background The Texas Legislature passed HB 3 this spring, which requires districts to have an armed school resource o cer at every campus. To comply with
NBISD might pass on new Chaplains option The board of trustees expressed intent to vote against the use of chaplains in the district during a Nov. 13 board meeting. The context With the passage of Senate Bill 763 in the 88th legislative session, chaplains may be employed by or volunteer for a district to provide support, services and programs for students. The bill requires each board in the state to vote on the measure by March 1. Communities in Schools provides coun- selor services for students, said Superinten- dent Laurelyn Arterbury. “At this time it would be the adminis- tration’s recommendation that we keep those services being provided by certi ed counselors and our Communities in Schools partners,” Arterbury said.
Adding o cers As of Sept. 1, all public schools in Texas must have some type of armed guard on campus. April 27, 2023: Comal ISD Board of Trustees made the commitment to sta a school resource o cer at each campus. May 2023: The Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3, a bill that requires all school districts to have armed guards at each campus. Sept. 1, 2023: HB3 goes into e ect. CISD achieved full SRO coverage on all campuses. Nov. 16, 2023: Board members voted unanimously to allow the district to employ commissioned or contracted armed security sta .
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HB 3, Comal ISD has partnered with ve local law enforcement agencies to ll the school resource o cer positions as sta ng becomes available. “It’s only that if [local law enforcement] cannot meet those requirements of an armed security o cer, that we would reach out to a contractor,” CISD trustee Jason York said.
Comal ISD students tour local manufacturing facilities Students from Canyon High School and Memorial Early College High School toured Continental and Detex to celebrate Manufacturing Student Day on Oct. 5 in New Braunfels. Braunfels Manufacturing Association, according to district information. The framework
“While students spend a signi cant amount of time in the classroom studying various concepts, they sometimes fail to grasp the greater implica- tions of the lessons they are learning,” said Mason Cardi , robotics and CTE teacher at MECHS.
Twenty robotics and engineering students observed the manufacturing process in action alongside their career and technical education teachers. The tours were coordinated by the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce and the New
Comal ISD high school students toured the Continental plant on Oct. 5 as part of Manufacturing Student Day.
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