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Central Consolidated board reviews SB 11 wireless-device policy drafts, signals preference for stricter, district-specific version
Summary
School staff presented two draft wireless communication-device policies developed to comply with Senate Bill 11. Board members and administrators debated permissible uses, emergency access, privacy protections for students with medical needs or IEPs, storage solutions, enforcement and possible penalties; staff will combine drafts and return for a
Mr. Deswood, a district staff member, and Miss Chappelle presented two draft policies the district prepared to comply with Senate Bill 11, the state requirement that each school district adopt a wireless communication device policy by Aug. 1, 2025.
The presentation summarized the statute's minimum requirements and introduced two draft versions for board feedback. Central staff explained the law requires districts to prohibit student use of wireless communication devices during instructional hours while carving out exceptions for teacher-authorized instructional use, emergencies, health-care management and assistive technologies such as text-to-speech; the law also requires districts to publish any adopted policy on the district website.
The two drafts differed primarily in style and detail. Version 1 emphasized classroom-authorized educational use, accessibility and an annual review. Version 2 added explicit district protections — for example a liability disclaimer that…
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