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Committee sends draft cellphone policy to board with three revisions; principals to define local implementation
Summary
The policy committee voted to forward a draft wireless-communication-device policy to the full board and requested three specific revisions — add smartwatches to the definition, permit supervised emergency use by teachers or administrators, and add a formal definition of “emergency.”
The Robertson County policy committee voted to forward a draft wireless-communication-device policy (Policy 4318) to the full board with three requested revisions and follow-up work on enforcement and communications.
District staff described a draft policy written to meet a recently enacted general statute and said they would present the draft to the board with three revisions: explicitly include smartwatches in the definition of wireless devices, revise a sentence to clarify that teachers and administrators may authorize supervised device use during emergencies, and add a clear definition of “emergency.” Committee members voted to send that draft to the full board.
What the draft says (as presented) - The draft policy allows students to possess wireless communication devices on school property but prohibits devices from being visible, turned on or used…
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