Hillsborough is poised to crack down on students abusing cell phones. School officials want the palm-sized distractions off and out of sight during the school day.

The proposed rules on Tuesday's School Board agenda outline strict consequences. If students disobey, they would receive one warning before having their cell phones confiscated. Three strikes would result in detention. On the fourth offense, the student would face in-school suspension.

Sounds like enough to make students long to be in Pinellas, where administrators at some campuses permit cell phone use after school and during lunch.

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