NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — The Pasco County School Board is holding a workshop to discuss tightening cell phone rules for students.

New rules were approved last year for this school year.

Currently, both middle and high school students can use their phones during lunch and when given permission by a teacher, and high schoolers can also use them in between classes.

The proposed changes would make it so middle school students can’t use their phones at all unless a teacher allows them to and high school students would only be able to use their phones during lunch.

There aren’t any proposed changes for elementary school students who can’t have cell phones out during the school day.