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Board signals interest in state‑funded phone‑free pilot; will update code of conduct language
Summary
Board members gave consent for staff to submit a letter expressing district interest in participating in the state’s funded pilot to study high‑school phone bans; staff also flagged needed changes to the student code of conduct and public outreach requirements if Clay joins a pilot.
The board signaled support to explore participation in a state‑funded pilot to test phone‑free high school days and directed staff to proceed with next steps if state funding is available.
A district principal briefed the board on recent legislation (House Bill 1105) that bans elementary and middle school phone use during school hours and authorizes a pilot in up to six counties to study the effect of restricting phone use at the high school level. The presenter said the Department of Education would partner with participating districts to collect academic and behavioral data and that a vendor, Yondr, had offered to…
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