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Ysleta ISD keeps student phone access at lunch, clarifies instructional and emergency exceptions
Summary
After reviewing state guidance, the board approved district policy allowing high school students who remain on campus to use phones during lunch, prohibiting use during instructional and passing periods, and permitting phones during emergencies and certain authorized instructional activities.
The Ysleta Independent School District board approved updates to its personal telecommunications and electronic devices policy on Aug. 27, clarifying when students may use personal phones on campus.
Superintendent Dr. De La Torre and Chief Counsel Priscilla Mata said the policy reflects recent state law and Texas Education Agency guidance while trying to balance classroom instruction, equity across campuses and student safety. Mata said the district carved out the lunch period as a permitted time for high school students who remain on…
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