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Board updates cell‑phone policy, waives second reading on multiple policies ahead of school year
Summary
The board approved a revised, grade‑specific wireless device policy that bars use during instructional time and permits confiscation until the end of the school day for unauthorized use; the board also waived second readings and advanced a package of policy updates required by recent state law changes.
The Hickman County Board of Education approved a revised, grade‑specific wireless communications policy on July 7 and waived the second reading on a suite of policy updates the state required.
Under the adopted language (based on TSBA model policy and edited by the board), students may not have wireless devices in use during instructional time. For kindergarten through grade 5 the policy requires devices to remain powered off and in backpacks during the school day. For grades 6–12…
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