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Wego administrators plan rollout for proposed Illinois classroom phone restrictions
Summary
Administrators and PTAC members discussed a proposed Illinois requirement for schools to adopt wireless-device restrictions in classrooms, how exceptions would work and how West Chicago Community High School might implement storage-and-exception procedures before next school year.
West Chicago Community High School administrators and PTAC members discussed at their April 16 meeting how the school would implement a proposed Illinois policy requiring public schools to adopt wireless communication-device restrictions during classroom instructional time.
Meeting leaders summarized the governor’s proposal as requiring a schoolwide policy limiting personal devices during class, with explicit exceptions for emergencies, teacher-authorized educational use, licensed physician determinations for health needs, accommodations under an IEP or 504 plan, and English-learner access. The administrators emphasized the state…
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