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Watertown board adopts revised code of conduct, adds state‑required device rules
Summary
The Board of Education adopted a revised district code of conduct that incorporates a state law provision on internet‑enabled devices and requires filing with the state education commissioner within 30 days.
The Watertown City School District Board of Education voted to adopt a revised code of conduct that incorporates state law language on cell phones and internet‑enabled devices and will file the adopted document with the commissioner within 30 days.
The board president moved adoption and members voted in favor; no opposed votes were recorded in the meeting minutes. A board member said the only substantive addition was required state language regarding internet‑enabled devices; the district had posted the draft on the website for public comment and reported no significant public changes resulted from that forum.
The resolution states the code will take effect immediately upon adoption and that it will be filed with the commissioner within 30 days, as required by district procedure. The changes also remove a now‑duplicative facilities application form from policy language and extend community use rules to include weekend use.
The board did not discuss detailed enforcement procedures during the meeting; the district said the revisions resulted from stakeholder feedback and state requirements.
