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Bay City ISD board adopts ban on student cell phones during instructional day
Summary
The Bay City Independent School District board voted unanimously to adopt EFB Local and FNCE Local, prohibiting student cell phone use during the instructional day and updating library policy; the board discussed enforcement, progressive discipline and a recent state statute change limiting fines.
The Bay City Independent School District board voted 7-0 to adopt policies EFB Local and FNCE Local, prohibiting student cell phone use “during the instructional day” districtwide and updating the district’s library policy.
Board members and district staff said the change is intended to create a single standard across campuses. A staff presenter told the board the phone rule is meant to keep phones “not seen or heard during the instructional day,” and that principals had asked for districtwide consistency between junior high and high school campuses.
The policy adoption follows a change in state law, which staff said removed the district’s ability to charge a…
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