Cellphones

Lake Travis 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.

High school students in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District may be charged $10 to get a cellphone or “telecommunications device” back if it…

It's a question most parents will wrestle with at some point — when is the right time to give my child a smartphone? Let's tick through a few other questions first.