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CSISD staff outline plan to implement new state law banning student use of personal communication devices during school day
Summary
College Station ISD staff briefed trustees on House Bill 1481, the new Texas statute that requires districts to adopt a written policy prohibiting students from using personal communication devices during the school day.
College Station Independent School District administrators reviewed House Bill 1481 and described next steps to bring a compliant local policy to the board for adoption ahead of the start of school.
The bill “requires the school board and public school districts in Texas … to approve a written policy prohibiting a student from using a personal communication device while on school property during the school day,” a district staff presenter told trustees, reading the statute's requirement into the record.
District staff recommended that students be allowed to bring devices to campus but must keep them off and stowed “bell to bell” (from first bell to…
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