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Board debates tightening cell‑phone rules for students; agrees to narrow change for high schools
Summary
Board members at a Clay County School Board workshop debated whether students should be required to power off and stow mobile devices during school hours and extracurriculars, with a working agreement to restore a powered‑off requirement while keeping a high‑school lunchtime exception.
Board members discussed revisions to the district’s Wireless Communication Device (WCD) policy and aired divergent views on whether students should be required to power off and stow phones during school hours and extracurricular activities.
Board member Miss Gilhausen argued teachers and many elementary and middle-school staff support a strict approach: "they should be powered off," she said, reporting that teachers told her the requirement would reduce classroom distractions. Hanson and others cited practices in other districts,…
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