Tex. Education Code § 37.1171
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 37.1171, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 37.1171. AVAILABILITY OF BREACHING TOOL AND BALLISTIC SHIELD.
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Each school district and open-enrollment charter school must have at least one breaching tool and one ballistic shield available for use at each campus in the event of an active shooter incident.
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