BY AMANDA CUTSHALL & ELISABETH JIMENEZ
Students face new cell phone rules at school Students are no longer permitted to use cell phones or personal communication devices during the instructional day, which is defined as the time from the first bell to the last bell, including lunch and passing periods. In a nutshell The new policy comes from a new state law, House Bill 1481, which requires Texas public schools to restrict student access to personal communication devices while on campus. Prohibited devices include phones, smart watches, tablets, paging devices, head- phones and earbuds. Communication devices must be powered off and stored away out of sight or in a teacher-provided storage area.
Ramage Elementary School opens Hays CISD officials celebrated the opening of the district’s newest elementary school during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 1 at 575 Gristmill Road in Kyle. The gist The new school, Lamont Ramage Elementary, marks HCISD’s 17th elementary school and the 28th campus in the district. Construction on Ramage was approved by voters as part of a May 2023 bond. The campus is 117,611 square feet with a 900-student capacity, according to school officials. What else The school is named after Lamont Ramage, a former HCISD official and community member who also served as justice of the peace and the former mayor of the city of Hays.
Hays CISD o cials, board president Byron Severance (center) and trustee Esparanza Orosco (right) celebrate the opening of Lamont Ramage Elementary.
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Ramage was on the HCISD board from 1976-88, and served as president for five years. Trustees approved the name at a board meeting in late 2023, as previously reported by Community Impact .
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