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VII.B • Action ItemsVAN ISD (Van zandt County)

Consider/approve motion to reconsider changes to the following (LOCAL) policies: DGA(Local) – Employee Rights and Privileges: Freedom of Association; and FNA(Local) – Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student Expression, as adopted on January 29, 2026.

Presented in: VAN ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-02-16
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider/approve motion to reconsider changes to the following (LOCAL) policies: DGA(Local) – Employee Rights and Privileges: Freedom of Association; and FNA(Local) – Student Rights and Responsibiliti”
ND
Nathan Daniels
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
BH
Brian Horton
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
ST
Scott Thomas
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
LG
Lesley Goode
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MJ
Michael Johnson
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
SJ
Shannon Johnson
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
CC
Cody Campbell
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

VII.B. Consider/approve motion to reconsider changes to the following (LOCAL) policies: DGA(Local) – Employee Rights and Privileges: Freedom of Association; and FNA(Local) – Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student Expression, as adopted on January 29, 2026.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.