The Pleasant Valley Community School District Board approved new rules for student personal electronic devices, narrowing enforcement to cell phones during instructional time while allowing smartwatches unless a teacher asks students to remove them for assessments. The motion to approve Policy 511, Regulation 511.1R and Exhibits 511‑E1 and 511‑E2 passed by roll call after a debate about classroom management and consistency across grade levels. "Students will not be able to use cell phones during academic study hall," presenter Missy Bruckner said, explaining that the policy focuses on phone storage in pocket charts (the "parking lot") at the high school and locker storage at the junior high. "If a student starts to use their smartwatch as a personal electronic device for communication purposes, it would be at that point that teachers would intervene," she added. The board discussed several operational details before the vote, including: teachers may ask students to remove watches for state assessments; the high school will treat academic study hall as instructional time (phones prohibited) while regular study hall permits phones; bathroom breaks remain instructional time and students should not take phones with them; exceptions for medical needs require documentation from a health provider and building administrator review. Director Kunkle moved to approve the policies; Director Ayers seconded. The board recorded affirmative roll‑call votes from members present and the motion carried. Board members said they will revisit the rules after implementation to monitor unintended effects, and building principals will review enforcement plans with teachers. The policy changes align district practice with neighboring districts that allow watches but focus enforcement on cell phones. The board also asked staff to provide data on disciplinary referrals related to devices after the start of school and signaled willingness to revise the rules if smartwatch misuse rises.