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Washoe trustees approve districtwide 'Phone Away, Learn Today' rollout aligned with state law
Summary
The board voted 7-0 to end the pilot and launch full implementation of a district-wide policy restricting personal electronic devices during instructional time, aligning district regulation with Senate Bill 444 and Nevada Revised Statute 392.4637.
The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees voted 7-0 on July 29 to move the district’s Phone Away, Learn Today pilot to full-scale implementation, a change district staff said will align local practice with Senate Bill 444 and Nevada Revised Statute 392.4637.
Area Superintendent Chris Hackbush told trustees the district cross‑walked the new state law with the district’s draft administrative regulation and found the pilot work was already tightly aligned. "We were pleasantly happy and surprised to see that the work and the collaboration of our district and our board, having a pilot policy aligned very tightly to the Senate Bill 444," Hackbush said in the presentation.
The board summarized reasons for the action as reclaiming instructional time and…
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