HOUSTON, Texas – Are you going to send your kids to school on the first day? YES. That’s what Christine Hurley, a mom of two Houston ISD students, told KPRC 2.

Christine is pushing back on the new state’s new bill that bans the use of “personal wireless communication devices” in K-12th grade schools starting on Sept. 1.

Texas schools preparing for cell phone-free classrooms under new state law

Hurley currently has a fourth and second grader, both of whom wear smartwatches to track and message when they want.

“Why did you decide to get them smartwatches?” KPRC 2 Anchor Daniella Guzman asked Hurley.

“We wanted to be able to communicate with them during the day, mostly if there is an emergency at school. We wanted them to be able to contact us,” Hurley said. “Until we’re going to protec

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