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Deer Creek board updates policies to comply with statewide ban on student personal electronic devices
Summary
The Deer Creek Public Schools Board voted unanimously June 9 to update student and staff electronic-device policies after the governor signed a statewide ban requiring personal devices be kept out of sight from the start to the end of the school day.
The Deer Creek Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously June 9 to update board policy JFCK to reflect a newly enacted state law that bans personal electronic devices for students "from the start of the school day to the end of the school day." The board also approved a new separate staff policy, F-43, that limits employees’ use of personal devices during the instructional day and encourages use of district-issued devices.
The changes are aimed at putting local policy in line with the state requirement and to give schools guidance on enforcement and communication. "The governor signed into law a mandatory ban on personal electronic devices in all…
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