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Superintendent: District to adopt policy after governor's cell-phone executive order; board to review draft in September
Summary
An August board discussion outlined a timetable to comply with Gov. Tina Kotek's executive order banning personal device use during instructional hours. The district plans a first reading in September and adoption in October with implementation by Jan. 1; exemptions and family-communication concerns were raised.
Superintendent Joel said the district will present a draft policy in September after Gov. Tina Kotek's July executive order requires school districts to ban personal devices during instructional hours. "The board will need to adopt by law a new policy around, cell phones by October 31 of this school year," the superintendent said, adding the district expects to implement the policy by Jan. 1.
The order requires districts to specify how devices will be stored during the day and to include exemptions for students with Individualized Education…
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