Texas Teacher Arrested for Breaking Kindergartners Fingers

A Pflugerville ISD teacher has been accused of breaking a kindergartner's fingers was arrested on September 18. According to Fox 26 and court documents, McKinzie Merrell, 31, was arrested and released the same day. She was charges with injuring a child!

Surveillance footage from the day of the injury showed Merrell had her left arm around the child's shoulders and led him outside by his right hand. Paperwork shows that two teachers say Merrell told them the child hit her and kicked her shins, but this was not seen on surveillance video. Merrell said the child was trying to pull away, but she wasn't pulling too hard. Merrell says the child didn't mention anything hurting.

The kindergartner is recovering. Read the full story by clicking here.

Texas School District Requires Students to Lock Up Phones

Another Texas school district will now require students to lock away their cell phone during school hours. Grand Prairie High School and South Grand Prairie High School are the latest school districts that will be required to place their cell phones in the locking Yondr pouch when they get to school. Read more here.

North Texas Restaurant Bands Cellphones from Their Establishment:

Caterina's opened last year and the 'no cell phone' policy has gotten national attention. They just want create an environment where customers can disconnect from their devices and connect with each other! What do you think about this restaurant's cell phone policy? Read the full story by clicking here.

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