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High school enforces Texas cell-phone law; staff outline medical and instructional exceptions
Summary
School leaders described how the district is implementing Texas House Bill 1481 at the high school, including a step-based discipline ladder, medical and IEP/504 exceptions, dual‑credit supervision rules and early data on enforcement.
At a school board meeting, high‑school administrators summarized how the district is implementing House Bill 1481, the new Texas law that restricts student use of personal communication devices during the school day. Administrators said the district requires devices to be turned off and stored, allows documented medical exceptions and permits supervised use for dual‑credit or other approved instructional activities.
Why it matters: The law changes daily routines for students, staff and families and has led administrators to adopt a written hierarchy of interventions, new parent communications and procedures for medical and instructional exceptions.
Administrators told the board that the district has adopted a stepped discipline approach. “The device is confiscated. The student can pick up the device at the end of the day,” a presenter said, describing the first‑offense…
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