Tioga ISD will require students to store their phones and other personal communication devices in their backpacks all day in light of the state's new mandate regarding such devices.
The TISD administration interprets the new law to allow the district to designate backpacks or lockers as the storage option.
'House Bill 1481 reads basically that the device is not to be present during the school day,' Tioga High School Principal Keith Kirkland said. '… In a perfect world, they would be at home from 7:40 … to 3:45. We all know that's not going to happen.'
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