Kickapoo board adopts stricter classroom cell-phone rule, requires administrative approval for exceptions

May 14, 2025

The Kickapoo Area School District board on May 14 approved a new personal communications device policy that generally bans cell phones in classrooms and allows exceptions only with administrator approval (for instructional or documented medical needs). The policy language was amended to remove teacher- and IEP-team-only exceptions.

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The Kickapoo Area School District board voted May 14 to adopt a revised personal communications device policy that prohibits students from using cell phones in classrooms except when an administrator approves their use for instructional or medical reasons.

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