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Rio Rancho schools present first reading of new law-driven phone-and-device restriction policy
Summary
The board received a first reading of policy 10-33, a new wireless communication device policy aligned with state law (Senate Bill 11) that would require students to power down and store devices during instructional hours, with exceptions for IEPs, emergencies and teacher-approved educational use.
The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education on July 14 received a first reading of policy 10-33, which formalizes restrictions on wireless communication devices in classrooms to comply with a new state statute commonly referred to in the presentation as Senate Bill 11.
"It is therefore the policy of Rio Rancho Public Schools to restrict the use of wireless communication devices during instructional hours," Michelle Havel, executive director of student services, read for the board. The draft defines "wireless communication device" broadly to include phones, smartwatches, tablets, earbuds and gaming devices and defines "powered down" as switched off, not merely on silent or vibrate.
Nut graf: The policy would require devices to be…
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