Students Hit With $15 Fine For Using Cell Phones in School

Schools across the country have been cracking down on cell phone use but nowhere has that stance been stronger than in Texas where state regulations allow individual districts to confiscate the devices and charge up to $15 for their return. ABCNews reports.

Across the state at the Klein Independent School District teachers have been confiscating cell phones and slapping students with the $15 fee for two years.

In that time, the district has collected $100,948 from students.

... In fact, the district didn't budget the money or even know how much was coming in to its 39 schools from cell phone use until a reporter asked.

emily | 1:54 PM | SMS and Students |
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