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Summersville board adopts state‑mandated ban on personal devices during instructional day
Summary
The Summersville School Board unanimously adopted policy JICJ to prohibit student use of cell phones and other personal electronic communication devices from the first bell to dismissal, with exceptions for medical, disability and language‑proficiency needs.
The Summersville School Board on Aug. 26 adopted revised policy JICJ requiring students to keep personal electronic devices off during instructional hours, following new state law language.
Board Member Marsha Brown read the statute language during the meeting: "Such policy shall prohibit all personal communication device use by students from when the first bell rings to start instructional time until the dismissal bell rings at the end of the academic school day." Brown…
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