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Board reviews revision to district cell-phone allowance policy; members raise public-records question
Summary
The board discussed proposed language changes to School Board Policy 2‑20 (cellular telephone allowance). Staff said the revision clarifies safety and on-call expectations but does not change allowance amounts; the attorney and board members discussed how personal phones used for work are public records.
The Okaloosa County School Board reviewed a proposal to advertise a public hearing to revise School Board Policy 2‑20, the district’s cellular telephone allowance program. Assistant Superintendent Spolsky told the board the update “cleaned up some of the language” and did not change allowance amounts but clarified expectations about safety and duty and on-call requirements.
Spolsky described the administrative process for the allowance: supervisors designate levels of allowance on an MIS form and maintain…
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