Brazosport ISD board adopts new personal-communication-device policy and reviews student code of conduct changes from 80th Legislature

The Brazosport ISD Board of Trustees approved an update to local policy FNCE (local) to align with House Bill 1481's ban on student use of personal communication devices during the school day and received a presentation on broader student-code-of-conduct changes prompted by the 80th Texas Legislature.

Why it matters: the policy and code changes affect daily student routines, disciplinary procedures, and campus operations across the district and include statutory-required exceptions and new procedural elements that campuses must implement before the school year begins.

A staff member presenting the policy said the Texas law (House Bill 1481) took effect June 20, 2025, and requires districts to adopt a written policy by Sept. 18, 2025. The locally adopted FNCE (local) restricts students from using personal communication devices during the school day, requires students to store devices as the district designates (examples given: silenced or off and kept in a bag, locker, or backpack), and allows limited exceptions: students with an individualized education program (IEP) or 504 plan, and cases to comply with health- or safety-related legal requirements. The…