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Port Arthur ISD proposes one-year ban on device possession and opt-out of charter participation during school day
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Porterby presented two policy items for board consideration: an opt-out of allowing private charter students to participate in ISD extracurricular activities and a one-year policy banning possession and use of cellphones, smartwatches and tablets during the instructional day under House Bill 1481.
The Port Arthur ISD superintendent asked the board to consider two related policy changes during the meeting: opting out of allowing private charter school students to take part in ISD extracurricular activities and adopting a possession-and-usage ban on cellphones, smartwatches and tablets during the instructional day.
“...we are asking for several policies to be approved. The first policy is to opt out of private charter school students that are enrolled in private charter school coming to our school for extracurricular,” Superintendent Dr. Porterby said. He added that the opt-out is connected to a change…
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