Magnolia ISD board adopts stricter student code of conduct with ban on personal communication devices

Magnolia — The Montgomery Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 6–1 to adopt the district’s 2025–26 student code of conduct, which prohibits personal communication devices on campus and establishes a graduated discipline schedule that can lead to in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension and, for repeated offenses, placement in the district’s DAEP program.

Board members approved the code during the board’s regular meeting after a staff presentation that said the changes reflect recent legislative updates and district policy review. The board’s recorded motion to approve the code of conduct was made by Trustee Stacy and seconded by Trustee David; the motion passed with one trustee opposed.

The new code specifies that students may possess personal communication devices only if they are stored away; devices that are used or visible will trigger…