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Board approves phone restrictions, student code changes, laptop purchase and other items; amendment adds ‘personal computers’ to device ban
Summary
At the Aug. 7 College Station ISD special workshop trustees approved the district communication-device policy (FNCE local), adopted the student code of conduct (amended to explicitly include personal laptops/computers among prohibited non-district communication devices), authorized purchase of 1,300 laptops, approved a technology position title re‑
College Station ISD trustees approved a set of items Aug. 7 related to student-device rules, disciplinary code changes required by recent state legislation, technology procurement, personnel reclassification and construction work. Key votes were unanimous (7–0).
The board approved updates to the district’s communication-device policy (FNCE local) implementing the state prohibition on students having communication devices “out” during the school day while preserving several statutory exceptions for students with documented medical or individualized education program needs. The board then adopted the student code of conduct, which incorporates multiple changes required by the most recent legislative session and state guidance: expanded grounds for removing a student after a single incident of severe disruption, new limits and reporting timelines for child-abuse allegations, revisions to suspension rules for kindergarten–second grade and clarified procedures for teacher-requested removal and return-to-class plans. The code also updates prohibited-device…
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