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Board approves updated student code of conduct; trustees debate personal communication device rules under House Bill 1481
Summary
Trustees approved the district’s 2025–26 student code of conduct as part of the consent agenda; the meeting featured extensive discussion about how the district will implement House Bill 1481 restrictions on personal communication devices.
The Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees approved the district’s 2025–26 student code of conduct as part of the consent agenda, while trustees and staff debated how to implement new state limits on student use of personal communication devices in schools.
Carrie Smith, district staff presenting the code update, told trustees the district drafted language guided by TASB (Texas Association of School Boards) guidance and the recent legislative changes. Smith read the proposed policy language into the record: "Students shall not use personal communication devices, including but not limited to telephones, cell phones, smartphone or flip phone, smartwatch, tablet, laptop, radio device, paging device,…
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