CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â Cellphone use in schools will likely look different this year after Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1481 into law.
The new law will ban cellphone usage on all Kâ12 campuses across Texas, including here in the Coastal Bend. That means school districts must now create their own rules and plans for when, if ever, phones are allowed during the school day.
While smartphones have become a widely used and versatile tool, some believe their presence in the classroom has gone unchecked for too long…