Board adopts elementary handbook changes including stricter cell-phone limits despite some opposition
Summary
Board approved updates to the elementary handbook that include new cell-phone restrictions (middle-school students prohibited from having phones during instructional time and high-school bell-to-bell expectations); staff said students and parents gave mixed feedback and at least one board member voted against the measure.
Board members considered edits to the elementary handbook that add stricter language on cell-phone use. Staff member (Speaker 1) summarized the changes and framed the goal as improving instructional time and safety: "This policy is no different. But that is and the intent is to improve our instructional environment, the safety, and it's we call instruction classroom." The staff member noted mixed parental reaction; two parents expressed concerns and one warned they might not keep their children enrolled if the district adopted the stricter policy.
Chair (Speaker 2) moved to approve the handbook updates and the motion passed by voice vote, though one board member said, "This is really weird for me, so I'm gonna have to say no." Board and staff said the policy is flexible and may be modified after input from students, staff and parents.
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