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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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School Claims Authority Over Off-Campus Speech
The new Student Code of Conduct asserts the district’s right to punish students for off-campus online activity, including on personal devices at home. The policy uses a vague ‘substantial disruption’ standard to justify policing student speech outside of school hours, a major infringement on parental authority.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a major overreach. Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details): ‘We do not co-parent with the government. The district’s authority ends at the schoolhouse gate. Vote NO on the Student Code of Conduct until the off-campus speech provisions are removed.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Parental Authority
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Lags on Adopting Required Library Policy
A note in the TASB Policy Update 127 reveals the district has not yet adopted a required policy regarding library materials. Parents have a right to know what this policy contains and why the board has not acted on it.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details): ‘Regarding Item 5.D, what is the required EFB(LOCAL) library materials policy that TASB notes the district has not adopted? We demand this policy be brought for a public first reading at the next regular meeting.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Lack of Transparency
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Discipline Code Pushes Unequal Consequences
The proposed Student Code of Conduct requires administrators to consider a student’s ‘status’ (e.g., in foster care or homeless) as a ‘mitigating factor’ before assigning consequences. This is a form of equity-based discipline, where a student’s background, not just their behavior, determines the punishment, leading to unequal and unfair application of the rules.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EQUAL STANDARDS: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details): ‘Regarding Item 5.F, discipline must be applied equally to all students based on their conduct, not their ‘status.’ Remove the ‘mitigating factors’ that create a two-tiered system of justice in our schools.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Unequal Justice
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Dress Code Gives Principal Veto Power
The proposed 2026-2027 dress code contains a clause allowing a principal to prohibit any item of clothing or grooming they personally deem a ‘distraction.’ This subjective standard opens the door for arbitrary enforcement and undermines a parent’s judgment about their own child’s appearance.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND CLARITY: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details): ‘Regarding Item 5.E, the dress code must be based on objective, clear standards, not the subjective discretion of one administrator. Please amend the policy to remove the vague ‘distraction’ clause.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Arbitrary Enforcement
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| ALERT (LEVEL 1) |
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Ideological Buzzword in Mission Statement
The district’s mission statement, read at the start of the meeting, includes the goal to ‘focus on the whole child.’ This term is often used as a gateway for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and other non-academic programming.
Recommended Action Plan
Monitor: This is a low-level flag. Track for how ‘whole child’ is defined in future curriculum and spending decisions.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Shift from Academics
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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WIN: New Policy Explicitly Protects Parental Rights
The TASB Policy Update 127 includes a new legal policy, FA(LEGAL), which adds a section ‘prohibiting infringement on parental rights.’ This is a direct result of a voter-approved state constitutional amendment and strengthens legal protections for parents in the district.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY THIS WIN: Show up to thank the Board for adopting this update. Get this on the record so it can’t be ignored; use this policy code, FA(LEGAL), as a model and a tool in any future disputes with the administration.
✅ Why It Matters: Strengthened Protections
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“We do not co-parent with the government.”
We are Moms, Dads, Grands, Aunts, Uncles, Friends. Moms for Liberty welcomes all that have a desire to stand up for parental rights at all levels of government.
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