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Lamar CISD trustees approve ban on phone use during school day; other discipline changes tabled
Summary
Trustees voted to adopt a districtwide restriction on student phone use during the school day (K–12) as presented and tabled further student discipline updates tied to recently proposed state bills, including vaping-related changes, pending a follow-up workshop.
The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District board on June 17 approved updates to the district’s student code of conduct that restrict student use of cell phones during the school day across K–12, and agreed to delay other discipline changes tied to state bills for additional review.
The board voted 4–3 to adopt the cell-phone-related changes the administration presented. The approved language — presented to trustees as a redline of the code of conduct — would require phones to be powered off and kept in backpacks or lockers during the school day, prohibited inside school buildings, and available for use only at dismissal times. The presentation also included a carve-out for students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or medical plan; staff said such students may be permitted to use a…
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