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District staff outline new statewide cell-phone policy; board set to review
Summary
Staff presented a new personal communication device policy that would codify a bell‑to‑bell prohibition, outline exemptions and enforcement, and be posted in handbooks; staff recommended parent and teacher communications before implementation.
District staff reviewed a model personal communication device policy required by state law and told board members the district will need to rescind older device policies and replace them with the new policy coding (JICJ) before implementation. Patty, the staff presenter, said the packet contains a draft that is broader than the statute and would make devices prohibited for the entire school day — what staff described as an ‘‘off and away’’ approach from entrance to dismissal. Staff told the…
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