Du Bois, Wyoming — The Fremont County School District #2 board approved its consent agenda and advanced several student‑policy updates with a first reading during a special meeting May 29.

The consent agenda — which the superintendent summarized as including continued recruitment postings for assistant coaches, an on‑site mental‑health provider vacancy, disposal/transfer of surplus sand at the transportation hub and authorization to execute a new generator contract with an updated vendor — was approved by motion. The board initially recorded the consent vote as 5–0 with two members absent and later amended the record to reflect a 6–0 vote with one member absent after an additional member joined the meeting.

Separately, the board approved the first reading of policy updates covering student attendance (JE), high‑school attendance (JER), absences and excuses (JH), student dress (JICA) and use of cell phones and other electronics (JICJ). The recommended changes include clarifying notice steps for excess absences (5‑ and 10‑day notices), a dress‑code clarification that hats must be removed once students are inside school buildings, and a proposed more restrictive approach to cell‑phone use during the school day (presented to trustees as a "bell‑to‑bell" limit with possible allowances for lunch/recess depending on final language and enforceability).

Board members and administrators discussed the practical challenge of enforcing any cell‑phone ban, whether students should store phones in lockers or personal pouches, how to handle smartwatches and earbuds, and how families would contact students in an emergency. Superintendent Dr. Walters said the administration would put communications procedures in place so parents could reach students during the school day and would adjust the policy language and enforcement guidance based on feedback and operational considerations. "If it's not working, then we work to redress changes there," Walters said.

After discussion the board voted to record the first reading; the motion passed 5–0 with two absent. The board also moved into an executive session to discuss personnel matters; that motion passed 5–0 with two absent. The first readings and the consent actions will return for further action at upcoming sessions if additional edits are required and for final adoption at a later meeting.