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RottenApple wrote:

Hrivera1 wrote:Yeah as far as we know we are classified as a private school and TEA is our big brother wacthing us. TEA has the right to shut us down if we are not following there procedures. I know that they are some small districts in texas that allow teachers to carry on their campuses, so that's where this question came from, as for a employee manual that is not a bad idea but as of now it is strictly a family business which includes my Father, mother, my wife, brother and myself. I think as soon as we hire any other employees we will consider a handbook.

I'm a co-owner of one company and sole proprietor of another. Neither company has any employees other than myself. Yet I created an employee handbook for both companies. They aren't hard to make and you'll already have them for when you do hire non-family employees. Of course, as has been stated several times, run it past a lawyer to make sure there are no issues.

And it would have the advantage of making you carry legal right now, even for just the family.

I would recommend doing it slightly differently. The recommended method works well for specific people, but the law also allows it to be by regulation. EVERY business should have a good policy manual. All you need to add is a weapons policy that states that all employees and customers who are authorized by the state of Texas to carry weapons may do so in accordance with the law.

I am not sure if you truly are a school or not. One of the on-going debates in this forum has been exactly what is a school under this law. We have discussed things like real estate schools, vocational schools, etc. I don't think anyone considered or remembered that all driving schools must be certified by the TEA. Since several had mentioned TEA or private school certification (sorry I don't remember the office name) before, this could seriously affect how we define schools.

Of course, if HB 3218 passes, this kind of becomes a moot point. So let's all support that.