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GCISD board adopts device ban during instructional day to comply with House Bill 1481
Summary
The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board voted 7-0 to update district policy FNCE Local to implement the new state law that prohibits student use of personal communication devices during the instructional day; the district published a FAQs-based administrative regulation and outlined a graduated discipline plan and communications strategy.
The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District board of trustees on July 28 approved changes to board policy FNCE Local to comply with House Bill 1481, which prohibits student use of personal communication devices during the instructional day. The board voted 7-0 to adopt the updates as presented.
The change governs when students may have phones and similar devices on district property. District staff said the “instructional day” runs from the first bell to the last bell; devices must be stored and not carried or used during passing periods, lunch or other instructional time. Exceptions in the policy are limited to documented educational or health needs in a student’s individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 plan, or a physician’s directive; smartwatches may be worn only to check time, not for communication.
District officials said the board’s…
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