The Brief
- Dallas ISD will use locking pouches to enforce the new state law banning student cell phone use during school hours at middle and high schools.
- A trauma psychologist warns that students may experience anxiety or “withdrawal-type symptoms” in the first few weeks of the new policy.
- Parents are encouraged to help their children adjust by acknowledging their feelings and setting family boundaries for phone use at home.
DALLAS – While the law leaves the implementation up to school districts, Dallas ISD announced its middle and high schools will use locking pouches.
A mental health expert tells FOX 4, the Texas school cell phone ban could cause students and even their parents to experience some anxiety for the first few weeks.
What we know:
This fall, Texas students will no longer be able to send text messages or check social media in between classes or at lunch. …