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Austin ISD adopts policy banning student cellphone use under new state law

By Chloe Young

The Austin ISD board of trustees approved a new device policy at an Aug. 21 meeting to comply with House Bill 1481, a state law requiring Texas districts to prohibit cellphones and other communication devices on campus.

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