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JPS board approves tighter limits on student cellphones during instructional day; buses exempted with rules
Summary
The Jackson Public School District Board approved amendments to policy JCBAAA to restrict use of personal electronic devices during instructional time, allow constrained use on buses, and increase enforcement and office training, following community listening sessions and administrative changes to the proposal.
The Jackson Public School District Board of Trustees approved amended language to Policy JCBAAA, curbing student use of personal electronic devices during the instructional day while allowing limited use on buses under specified conditions.
General Counsel Harris told the board the proposed changes were drafted after public engagement, principal and scholar advisory meetings and a July 10 community listening session. "The office of the general counsel and administration are recommending that the Jackson Public School District Board of Trustees approve the recommended amendments to policy JCBAAA, scholar use of electronic devices," Harris said.
Key provisions in the approved amendments include stricter restrictions on personal device use…
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