Students Relations / Discipline Management

Annette Perez
Director
(956) 473-6458

The Department of Student Relations/Discipline Management is responsible for student placements/expulsions to a Disciplinary Alternative Education Program. The primary functions are to assist campus administrators in maintaining a safe environment by providing training to administrators on the Student Code of Conduct, UISD discipline procedures, updating the Student Code of Conduct annually to comply with new legislation; processing all disciplinary alternative education program placement packets; reviewing all campus inputting of disciplinary referrals for accuracy; and conducting disciplinary review and expulsion hearings as well as working cooperatively with STEP Academy, Webb County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program, UISD Police Department, Webb County Juvenile Department, Webb County Attorney’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, and other law enforcement agencies.

Texas Education Code – Chapter 37

Gang Intervention Facilitators

The Gang Intervention Facilitator (G.I.F.) works closely with students, parents, administrators, school staff, the Laredo Community, law enforcement agencies and the UISD Police Department on gang prevention and intervention strategies. In addition, the GIFs conduct numerous gang awareness presentations.