The state-mandated classroom cellphone ban and approval of teacher stipends took center stage during the Taylor Independent School District meeting this past week.
House Bill 1481 approved by the 89th Legislature prohibits students’ use of personal communications devices, such as cellphones, smartwatches and tablets, at school.
“The root of this bill is to eliminate anything that gets in the way of students’ learning, and their engagement with each other and their teachers,” said Superintendent Jennifer Garcia-Edwardsen.
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