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MSBA tells districts to prepare for Aug. 28 phone ban and new extracurricular access for homeschooled students
Summary
At the Lindbergh board meeting, MSBA policy staff said Senate Bill 68 will prohibit student use or display of personal communication devices during the instructional day starting Aug. 28, and a separate law requires districts to allow homeschooled/family-paced and virtual students to participate in athletics and co-curriculars.
Missouri School Boards Association (MSBA) policy staff told the Lindbergh School District Board of Education that two recent legislative changes will require districts to update student policies before the school year starts.
Susan Goldhammer, MSBA's chief labor, law and policy officer, said Senate Bill 68 imposes a strict restriction on student use of personal communication devices "essentially from bell to…
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