In alignment with House Bill 1481, a new state law taking full effect in the 2025–2026 school year, students may bring personal communication devices to school, but they must be turned off, out of sight, and stored away in their backpack, pocket, laptop sleeve, or other personal belongings while on school grounds from the time they enter the building at 8:30 am to the time they leave the building in the afternoons, including during class, passing periods, and lunch.
The law requires schools to issue disciplinary consequences for using personal communication devices during the instructional day. However, students with a Section 504 plan or IEP that includes device use as an accommodation will be allowed access as outlined in their individual plans.
Before the first day of school, we encourage you to talk with your children about this new Texas law and stress the importance of staying focused on learning during the school day.
To help students build this habit:
2nd Offense: Consequences may include a combination of disciplinary measures up to and including Lunch Detention, After School, or Before School Detention, and Parent Contact
***Students who refuse to turn in their device(s) to the administrator will immediately receive additional consequences at the discretion of the administrator.
***Students who no show their disciplinary consequence or fail to attend will receive additional disciplinary consequences at the discretion of the administrator.
