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Nebo School District board weighs uniform cell-phone rules for junior high, middle and elementary study halls
Summary
Board members debated aligning junior high phone rules with middle schools, enforcement burdens on librarians and teachers, and suggested a one-year trial; no formal vote recorded in the transcript.
Nebo School District board members discussed tightening and standardizing the district's cell-phone policy for study halls and shared spaces, focusing on whether junior high language should mirror middle-school restrictions and how enforcement would affect librarians and teachers.
Board members debated whether to make junior high rules identical to middle-school language (sections referenced as 5.3.1'5.3.3 in the draft policy) so that cell phones and smart watches would be prohibited in school buildings during school hours for those grades as they are for elementary and middle schools. Several board members said a single, consistent rule would reduce ad-hoc enforcement decisions by librarians and staff.
The discussion mattered because board members and staff raised both operational and funding concerns. One board member explained that when students sign up for a study hall but do their…
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