FNCE

Student Conduct: Personal Telecommunications/Electronic Devices

This policy governs the use of personal telecommunications and electronic devices, such as cell phones and other handheld technology, by students.

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Local Changes (1)

2026-09-15Reading · Meeting notes

This update adds a new procedural requirement to the Exception section of the policy, mandating that the District develop procedures to ensure campus personnel are trained and informed about students who have telecommunications device exceptions established through ARD or 504 Committee determinations, in order to avoid inappropriate discipline of those students.

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To avoid interference with these exceptions or inappropriate discipline of affected students, the District shall develop procedures to ensure that campus personnel are trained and informed on students with exceptions established through ARD or 504 Committee determinations.

Legal Compliance Summary

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Telecommunications Device Exceptions: State law TEC §37.082 (H.B. 1481, 89th Legislature, effective June 20, 2025) requires school districts to allow students to use telecommunications devices when needed to carry out an IEP, Section 504 plan, or similar program.
Staff Training Requirement: The updated policy adds a requirement that the district create procedures to make sure campus staff are trained and informed about which students have approved exceptions to the device rules. No state law requires this specific step — it is a choice made by the local school board.
Purpose of the Addition: The new procedures are intended to help campus staff identify students with approved exceptions before taking disciplinary action related to device use. This is a locally designed safeguard built on top of what state law already requires.
Legal Classification: Because no state statute requires districts to develop these specific training and notification procedures, this policy addition is considered locally discretionary — meaning it goes beyond what the law mandates and reflects a decision made by the board itself.

Legal Compliance DetailsLocally Discretionary

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Requirement that the District develop procedures to train and inform campus personnel about students with telecommunications device exceptions established through ARD or 504 Committee determinations Locally Discretionary

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Local additions: TEC §37.082 (H.B. 1481, 89th Leg., R.S., effective June 20, 2025) requires that district policy include exceptions for device use when necessary to implement an IEP, Section 504 plan, or similar program, but the statute contains no requirement — and no supporting verbatim quote exists in the statute analysis — that districts develop specific internal procedures to train or inform campus personnel about students holding such exceptions. The obligation to create training and notification procedures for staff is entirely a local board choice layered on top of the statutory exception mandate. The policy addition is a locally discretionary procedural safeguard intended to operationalize the statutory exceptions and prevent inappropriate discipline, but it is not compelled or expressly authorized by any cited statute.