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Board approves AI policy and administrative updates, delays districtwide cellphone rule for further community input
Summary
The Wayne-Westland board approved an artificial intelligence policy and several administrative regulation updates, but removed proposed districtwide cellphone restrictions from the behavior policy for additional discussion and community engagement.
The Wayne-Westland Community School District Board of Education approved an artificial intelligence policy and related administrative regulation updates recommended by the district’s legal counsel, while removing proposed districtwide cellphone restrictions from the student behavior policy for further discussion.
Doctor O'Feely presented updates to Policy 2006 (behavior) and related administrative regulations as recommended by the district’s attorney. The behavior policy packet included new language about personal electronic devices that would have required devices to be turned off and kept out of sight during the school day unless required by law. Some board members said they supported addressing cellphone use but were not comfortable approving the specific language without broader community and staff engagement on enforcement and implementation.
At least one board member proposed—and the board supported—removing the cellphone language from the current policy updates so the remainder of the recommended behavior policy changes could move forward. The roll call on the amendment and final action showed unanimous board support for removing the cellphone wording for separate consideration and passing the remaining policy updates.
Separately, the board voted 7-0 to approve the district’s artificial intelligence policy and its administrative regulations, a measure several members praised as an opportunity to teach students appropriate and constructive use of AI tools.
Board members said they want a broader conversation that includes teachers, staff and community members about how any cellphone policy would be enforced, who would be responsible for enforcement, and how loss or theft of devices would be handled. The transcript records a board member asking for community engagement and staff involvement before moving forward with a strict districtwide cellphone ban.
The transcript records no immediate timeline for the separate cellphone-policy discussion; the AI policy and other administrative regulation updates will be implemented subject to normal administrative processes.
