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Pleasant Valley board adopts stricter cell phone rules for classrooms, keeps smartwatches allowed with limits
Summary
The board approved revisions to Policy 511 and related regulations limiting cell phone use during instruction, allowing watches for tell‑time but permitting teachers to require removal during assessments; the policy includes building‑level procedures for pocket charts and locker storage.
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…
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