Overview
- House Bill 1481 requires all Texas school districts to ban personal electronic devices during the school day starting this fall.
- Houston ISD will confiscate devices on first offense and return them to parents after school, hold them until the next day for a second offense and for two days for a third offense.
- Fort Bend ISD’s draft policy returns confiscated devices at the end of the day for first two offenses and requires parent retrieval plus a fee for third or subsequent offenses.
- The Texas Education Agency allows exceptions for documented medical needs, emergency protocols and the use of district-issued educational devices.
- Senate Bills 10, 11 and 12 will require Ten Commandments displays, permit voluntary daily prayer periods and restrict Diversity, Equity and Inclusion instruction beginning September 1.