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Excelsior Springs board approves handbook updates to implement Senate Bill 68; district to 'put the cell phones away and focus on learning'
Summary
The Excelsior Springs School District board voted unanimously to approve handbook updates that implement state Senate Bill 68 restrictions on student personal electronic devices. District leaders said the change will be a learning curve for families and staff and that staff will provide added supervision during the transition.
The Excelsior Springs School District Board of Education voted 6-0 to approve updates to school handbooks that implement Senate Bill 68’s restrictions on student personal electronic communication devices.
Superintendent and administrators told the board the state law requires the district to limit students’ use of cell phones and similar devices on campus. "Our take on it is gonna be, to put the cell phones away and focus on learning," Doctor Hartman said during the discussion, noting…
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