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District unveils draft student cell‑phone policy to meet new 2024 state law
Summary
ISD 196 presented a first reading of revisions to Policy 503 to codify school rules on student cell phones following a 2024 state law requiring districts to adopt a cell‑phone policy by March 15, 2025; the draft keeps phones out of sight during instruction and allows high‑school use at passing time and lunch with limits.
The school board reviewed a first reading of proposed revisions to Policy 503 (Student Rights and Responsibilities) that add explicit, districtwide rules for student cell phones in response to a 2024 state law requiring districts to adopt such policies by March 15, 2025.
Jill Coyle, who presented the draft policy, said the district’s current approach — existing handbook language and individual school rules — will largely remain, but the draft places those rules in…
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