Board highlights device-management rules and unacceptable classroom uses
KSDE and board discussed Wichita guidance that school-issued devices remain property of the school, teacher authority to remove devices for misuse, and a list of unacceptable practices (unstructured video, using devices as behavior-management tools); IEP/504 exceptions were noted.
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KSDE walked board members through Wichita's device-management and unacceptable-use sections, emphasizing that school-issued devices are not personal devices and that teachers are empowered to remove them when student safety or misuse is at risk. The presenter said Wichita's guidance defines short-term removal, extended removal, and conditions for long-term consequences, and explicitly allows IEP/504 exceptions to prevail where applicable.
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