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Yukon board outlines "bell-to-bell" phone rule, sets classroom penalties and monitoring plan
Summary
The Yukon school board heard staff explain a new state-driven "bell-to-bell" personal electronic device policy that allows students to possess devices but bars use during instructional time; staff described a three-step discipline sequence, on-site locking procedures and plans to report implementation data at the next board meeting.
The Yukon Public Schools board on an operational item Thursday heard staff explain how the district will implement a state law banning student use of personal electronic devices from the first instructional bell until the last. District staff member Adam explained the implementation plan, saying, "Kids are allowed to have their cell phones on them. They just can't use them unless it's for a medical situation, or in an emergency." He described a three-step discipline approach: first infraction — the student turns the device into the office and serves a day of lunch detention and may retrieve the device at the end of the day; second infraction — the device is retained and a parent or guardian must pick it up during school hours while the student serves lunch detention…
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