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District reports hundreds of device-policy infractions after Jan. 6 rollout; no expulsions so far
Summary
The district implemented an electronic-communication-device policy mandated by the state and reported infractions; district staff said students have been largely compliant and no expulsions have been pursued despite hundreds of recorded incidents.
Sumter School District implemented a state-mandated electronic-communication-devices policy on Jan. 6, and district staff reported enforcement data to the Policy Committee at its meeting.
Sam Myers, staff lead on the policy, told the committee that "we have a total of 22 infractions" as an initial report. A district official later corrected the figure, saying, "up until this point, we've had actually 373…
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