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School board approves limited cellphone policy change, requests end‑of‑year implementation review
Summary
The Lakeville Public School District School Board voted to approve only Section 15 (cell phone use in classrooms) of proposed Policy 5.24 on Feb. 25 and directed administration to provide an end‑of‑year assessment of the policy’s effects before further changes.
The Lakeville Public School District School Board on Feb. 25 approved Section 15 of Policy 5.24 — the district’s high-level rule on student cellphone use — and asked administration to deliver an end‑of‑year report on the policy’s impact and implementation.
Board discussion before the vote centered on enforcement, classroom variation and the need for data. Several board members said they want to collect teacher, student and parent feedback during the remainder of the school year before deciding whether to expand or tighten the policy for 2025–26.
The motion approved by the board covered only Section 15 of the cellphone policy, leaving other sections…
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