📵 New Law Alert: Texas School Cellphone Ban – HB 1481 📚
Beginning September 1, 2025, a new state law—House Bill 1481—goes into effect, impacting all Texas public schools, including K-12.
🚫 What You Need to Know:
Governor Abbott has signed HB 1481 into law, prohibiting students from using personal wireless communication devices (like cellphones) during instructional time.
🔍 Why This Matters:
The goal of this law is to reduce classroom distractions, increase student engagement, and improve learning outcomes across the state.
✅ Highlights:
• Applies to all Texas public schools
• Enforced during instructional time only
• Voted through the House with strong support (136–10)
• Officially part of the Texas Education Code – Sec. 38.0232
Please help us prepare by talking to your students about this change as we all work together to support focused, distraction-free classrooms! 🙌📚
This policy will be enforced throughout the school day. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Moffett for more information.
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