College Station ISD school board members incorporates new state laws into district operations

This podcast contains comments from the August 7, 2025 College Station ISD school board meeting.College Station ISD school board members unanimously agree with administration recommendations on how to comply with new state laws.Superintendent Tim Harkrider said during Thursday's (August 7) special meeting of the CSISD board that there's never been so much coming out of a regular legislative session that gave public schools eight weeks to implement.Harkrider and CSISD's director of student services Crissy Hester both said the district has had to make decisions on some subjects without the guidance of the Texas Education Agency because they have not finalized how to implement some of the new state laws.Board members unanimously adopted a board policy that complies with the state's new ban on students not having access to personal electronic devices during the school day, and making changes to CSISD's student code of conduct that incorporates new state laws.Harkrider and Hester referred to new state laws changing in school and out of school suspension, reporting child abuse, and requiring written parental permission for their children to participate in school clubs.Click HERE to be directed to the College Station ISD website for more information about the policy banning students from using personal electronic devices during the school day that was approved at the August 7, 2025 CSISD board meeting.Click HERE to read and download the 2025-2026 CSISD student code of conduct. The CSISD board at the August 7, 2025 special meeting approved adding to this document, banning student personal laptops for access during the school day.