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Beckville ISD board adopts HB 1481; phones to be turned off and put away during school day
Summary
Trustees voted unanimously July 14 to adopt HB 1481 student cellphone restrictions; the district will require phones to be turned off and put away during the school day.
Superintendent Devin Tate briefed trustees on HB 1481 and sought direction on whether the district should ban phones entirely or require they be concealed and put away. The board voted to approve HB 1481 as presented; Justin Davis moved to adopt the policy and Katie Jo Davis seconded the motion. The record states the district will follow the law and require phones to be turned off and put away during the school day. The vote was unanimous.
The meeting minutes do not include implementation details such as disciplinary steps, communications to families, or start date for enforcement. Tate framed the choice as following state law and deciding between a full ban or secured storage; trustees chose the measure that requires phones to be off and put away.
