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Mesa board reads policy revisions tied to new state laws on devices, reporting and student records
Summary
The governing board reviewed multiple policy updates aimed at aligning district rules with recent Arizona legislation that restricts in‑school device use, changes mandatory‑reporting duties and narrows directory information disclosures under FERPA.
Mesa Public Schools trustees spent more than an hour Wednesday reviewing proposed changes to several board policies designed to align the district manual with recent Arizona laws covering student devices, mandatory reporting of child abuse and the handling of student directory information.
District policy officer Miss King told the board the revisions respond to multiple bills passed this legislative session, including a bill that “creates a new statute ... fifteen-one 120.05” requiring districts to restrict student access to wireless communication devices during the school day; a Senate bill that expands mandatory‑reporting duties (including reporting…
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