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Mesquite ISD implements state cellphone ban policy; students must store personal devices during school day
Summary
Following passage of House Bill 1481, trustees approved an update to policy FNC(e) local requiring students to store personal communication devices in backpacks or lockers during the school day. Administrators said staff will confiscate devices used during class and TEA guidance is expected.
The Mesquite Independent School District Board of Trustees on July 31 approved an update to local policy FNC(e) to comply with state law that prohibits student use of personal communication devices during the school day.
Why it matters: House Bill 1481 (the recent legislative change) requires districts to adopt policies that ban non‑instructional use of personal communication devices during the entire school day. District staff said the updated regulation will require students to keep personal devices stored in backpacks or lockers while at school; district-provided devices such as Chromebooks remain excluded.
Details and exceptions: The policy presenter…
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