Board implements multiple TSBA/state‑mandated policy updates, including cell‑phone restriction during instruction

District staff presented a large package of policy changes the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) and state law now require. The changes were introduced as the first reading of multiple policies and, where applicable, advanced to final reading and approval during the meeting.

Key items described by staff and referenced in the transcript included: - Student board member policy (policy 1.1021): state law requires boards to authorize at least one high‑school student to serve as a board member; the district already maintains a practice and is formalizing policy language. - Records and public‑records adjustments (policy 1.407): state law removes fax as an option for record requests. - Surplus property valuation threshold (policy 2.403): federal regulations now require particular actions when disposing of…