Cellphones /tags/cellphones Cellphones en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:01:00 GMT Austin-area school districts ban cellphones to prevent bullying, improve student achievement /education/2024-08-16/lake-travis-isd-cell-phone-smart-device-ban-in-classrooms Lake AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ ISD has banned smart devices in prekindergarten through eighth grade. School administrators, parents and researchers are hopeful the policy will improve student outcomes and prevent bullying. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:01:00 GMT /education/2024-08-16/lake-travis-isd-cell-phone-smart-device-ban-in-classrooms Becky Fogel Hays CISD High Schoolers May Have To Pay To Get Confiscated Cellphones Back /education/2018-08-21/hays-cisd-high-schoolers-may-have-to-pay-to-get-confiscated-cellphones-back High school students in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District may be charged $10 to get a cellphone or “telecommunications deviceâ€� back if itâ€� Tue, 21 Aug 2018 23:41:34 GMT /education/2018-08-21/hays-cisd-high-schoolers-may-have-to-pay-to-get-confiscated-cellphones-back DaLyah Jones Deciding At What Age To Give A Kid A Smartphone /education/2017-11-21/deciding-at-what-age-to-give-a-kid-a-smartphone It's a question most parents will wrestle with at some point â€� when is the right time to give my child a smartphone? Let's tick through a few other questions first. Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:00:00 GMT /education/2017-11-21/deciding-at-what-age-to-give-a-kid-a-smartphone Claire McInerny, Claire McInerny