LTISD Info

Perhaps the LTISD could earn some extra dough for Rocky’s next pay raise?

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram prints an interesting article about how school districts may charge students a fine for using or in some cases, even possessing a cell phone on campus.

The article even describes the recent cell phone assault incident at the Lake Travis High School:

“Consider the case of the Lake Travis High School junior who, according to www.txcn.com, was charged with felony assault on a public servant for squeezing the hand of a teacher who took his cellphone because he wasn’t supposed to have it in class.”

They go on to report that cell phone fines can be a lucrative source of cash for some school districts:

“KBTX-TV in Bryan-College Station reported in July that the Klein school district near Houston took in more than $100,000 over two years in cellphone fines.”

Wow! Since the LTISD won’t go after the $5.7 million in unpaid taxes owed them, they might want to consider the use of cell phone fines to shore up their inept use of our tax dollars.