Texas education law, can a school charge a student to get phone back that was confiscated

Most schools have a Code of Conduct that you as a parent and your daughter as a student signed. There is nothing unconstitutional or discriminatory about having a policy and enforcing it. This question gets asked a lot. For example... Here is a sample policy for a school nearby where I am (I am in Chicago, IL not TX) ... High School XYZ: Cell phones must be turned off and kept out of sight during the school day. At the end of the school day, students may use cell phones throughout the building but must have teacher permission to use the cell phone in a teacher’s classroom. If a student wants to use a cell phone for medical, family, vocational, or other reasons, permission must be obtained from the building administration. A violation of this policy will lead to the cell phone being taken and your parents being notified to pay the fine outlined in the Code of Conduct. Good luck. NOTE: This answer is made available by the lawyer for educational purposes only. By using or participating in this site you understand that there is no attorney client privilege between you and the attorney responding. This site should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney that practices in the subject practice discipline and with whom you have an atttorney client relationship along with all the privileges that relationship provides. The law changes frequently and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The information and materials provided are general in nature, and may not apply to a specific factual or legal circumstance described in the question.