While Friendswood and Pearland ISDs have had similar cellphone policies for several years, PISD has recently tweaked theirs, while FISD is considering a stricter policy, officials say. For both FISD and PISD, cellphone use is prohibited during the instructional day unless they're permitted to use by the teacher, officials said. Lance Cain, the managing attorney for teacher advocacy organization Association of Texas Professional Educators, or ATPE, said while teachers haven't filed any claims with ATPE in regard to cellphone policies or misconduct, he said he believes cellphones have become a rising problem for teachers to navigate.
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Michael Spurlin
ATPE
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