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Plano ISD adopts student device ban aligned with state law; schools will teach new rules during opening days
Summary
Trustees adopted FNCE Local to implement House Bill 1481’s ban on student use of personal communication devices during the school day; district will not use pouch storage and will apply progressive discipline.
Plano ISD trustees unanimously adopted a new personal-telecommunications policy Tuesday to implement House Bill 1481, the new state law that limits student use of phones and similar devices during the school day. The adopted FNCE Local policy requires students to keep personal communication devices out of sight and stored during the school day but does not mandate district-funded storage pouches. Superintendent Theresa Williams and administrators emphasized the district will take a least-restrictive approach to consequences while complying with the statute. "Before the school day, you need to put your device away ... keep it up…
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