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King George school board adopts revised cell-phone and personal-device policy, 4-1
Summary
After extended debate over enforcement and consequences, the King George County School Board voted 4–1 to adopt a revised cellular phone and personal electronic device policy that requires devices to be out of sight and creates a three-strike consequence structure while adding limited exceptions for staff and academic uses.
The King George County School Board voted 4–1 to adopt a revised cellular phone and personal electronic device policy after extended discussion about enforcement, consequences and classroom consistency.
Board members debated whether the policy should specify step-by-step consequences or leave discipline to school administrators. The motion the board approved keeps a three-referral framework for escalating consequences, removes a prohibition on administrators carrying phones, and adds explicit exceptions for staff use for academic purposes and for students’ use of school-issued Chromebooks or approved personal laptops.
The policy language as approved says personal electronic devices “may not be in the pocket” and must be placed “out of sight…
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