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CUSD 200 board approves revised smart-device policy after debate over smartwatches and instructional time
Summary
The Community Unit School District 200 Board of Education approved a revised smart-device policy that consolidates device expectations districtwide and sets limits on phone use during instructional time; board members voiced concerns about how wearable devices, student safety and definitions of instructional time are handled.
The Community Unit School District 200 Board of Education on June 11 approved a revised smart-device policy and accompanying procedures that consolidate the district’s cellular-device rules into a single document and define expectations for use during instructional time.
Superintendent Dr. Schuler told the board the revision’s main goals were to “bring together all of our cellular phone and device expectations into one document” and to clarify rules for elementary, middle and high schools while allowing buildings to keep local practices for storage and supervision.
The proposal, which also adds language addressing wearable devices such as…
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