Opinion No.

Honorable Ernestive V. Glossbrenner Chairperson House Public Education Committee P.O. Box 2910 Capitol Bldg., Room 302D Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Use of a "paging device" on school property or at a school function (RQ-1942)

Dear Representative Glossbrenner:

You ask whether a car telephone is a "paging device" for purposes of section 21.309 of the Education Code, which provides as follows:(a) A student in a public school may not possess a paging device while on school property or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property, unless the student is in…