Board waives second reading on wireless-device policy and shortens member terms to four years

The Granville County Board of Education voted to waive the second reading and approve a policy change extending the district's wireless communication device restrictions through high school for the 2025–26 school year, and separately approved amending board policy to change member election terms from six years to four.

Board members discussed feedback from strategic listening sessions and classroom staff indicating that stronger device rules would help classroom instruction. A board member described the proposal as extending the “off all day” wireless-device policy through high school to give teachers more consistent enforcement tools. After discussion, Board Member Danielle Hayes moved to waive the second reading; Board Member Amanda LeBrecht seconded. The motion passed by voice vote.

During the same agenda item, the board considered an update to the board member election policy to reflect four-year terms instead of six. The board said the policy update had been previously established but not updated in policy language; members moved and approved the policy change by voice vote.

Why it matters: The wireless policy extension affects students and teachers by changing allowable device use in classrooms. The board-member term change alters the length of elected service and will apply to future elections once implemented under state law and election administration processes.

What the board did not decide: The board waived a second reading and adopted policy language; individual enforcement details at the school level will be implemented by principals and staff and were not specified at the meeting.

Votes: Both motions passed by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.