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Mounds View School Board approves three policies including new student cell phone policy
Summary
At its March 6 meeting the Mounds View School Board approved two revised policies and a new student cell phone possession-and-use policy required by recent state legislation; the measures passed by voice vote after a second reading.
The Mounds View School Board on March 6 approved two revised policies and a new student cell phone possession-and-use policy at second reading, saying the district followed an advisory-group process and community input before finalizing the text.
The board voted on the policies after a second reading. The approved items were BG0303 (policy formulation and adoption), EG3115 (electronic technology acceptable use and safety policy, revised) and a new policy EG3116 (student cell phone possession and use). Superintendent Lennox told the board the cell phone policy is required by recent state legislation and that an advisory group had reviewed and recommended language to the board following earlier community input and a first reading on Feb. 6.
Board members moved and seconded the motion to adopt the three policies; the board approved them by voice vote with no recorded opposition. The board’s public materials note the district held an advisory committee and solicited surveys and feedback from students, staff and families while drafting the new cell phone rule.
Board discussion before the vote emphasized the district’s outreach and the time the board and staff had spent reviewing the policy language. Board materials and Superintendent Lennox’s remarks framed the action as implementing a statutory requirement while reflecting local input.
The board did not amend the policies at the March 6 meeting, and no formal roll-call vote totals were recorded in the meeting transcript.
