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Governing Board approves updated technology-use policy limiting student device use and outlines implementation plan
Summary
The Catalina Foothill School District governing board approved revisions to policy IJNDB and regulation IJNDB-R restricting student use of personal electronic devices, adding AI and social-media provisions, and directing staff to implement the policy and gather feedback.
The Governing Board of the Catalina Foothill School District on Thursday approved revisions to policy IJNDB and regulation IJNDB-R, tightening rules on student access to social media, clarifying personal electronic device use, and adding language on AI tools and parent notification.
Board approval follows a second reading during which district staff explained a series of edits intended to remove redundancy, clarify enforcement boundaries and comply with recent state law changes. "AI driven tools will be available to all students, and uses of AI technologies will comply with the FERPA and support data security," said Cheryl, a district staff member who presented the revisions.
The board and staff framed the change as both compliance and clarification. The regulation was updated after House Bill 2484 amended Arizona Revised Statutes §15-120.05 to address student Internet access and wireless device use in schools, the presenter said. Key changes include restricting…
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