Board approves second reading of districtwide student cell-phone ban with limited exceptions

The Unity County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees approved a second reading of policy JFCK, the district's student cell-phone use policy, after a presentation and brief discussion at its regular meeting. The board voted to adopt the policy following a motion and second; the motion passed with the board responding "Aye" and the chair announcing the motion carries. The policy establishes a default ban on student cell-phone use during instructional time and on buses, with written exceptions where the building principal, coach, sponsor, route or…