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Board reviews multiple policy advisories on devices, technology and student records
Summary
Board members received first‑reading briefings on updated policies covering student use of devices, technology resources, reporting child abuse and student directory information; updates reflect recent state law changes.
Bullhead City School Board members received background briefings June 10 on several policy advisories that revise district rules to conform with recent state law changes.
Staff reviewed policy JICJ, Student Use of Portable Electronic Devices in School, saying the law requires districts to inform parents how to contact students in emergencies and to allow students to notify parents. The advisory also adds smartwatches and fitness trackers to the devices regulated "away for the day," staff said.
A second advisory, IJNDB (Use of Technology Resources and Instruction) and its accompanying regulation, updates language the Arizona School Boards Association recommended after recent legislation. A staff member told trustees the revised regulation dovetails with the JICJ changes and that underlined changes in the draft show attorney‑recommended edits.
On mandatory reporting, staff reviewed JLF‑R (reporting child abuse). The legislature specified that reports should be made to police first or the Department of Child Safety; staff said they clarified that reporting to on‑campus school resource officers satisfies the police requirement when those officers are sworn, on‑duty law enforcement. Staff said they will work with Corporal Crawford and the county to ensure resource officers are trained on county protocols for interviewing children.
The board also reviewed JR (Student Records) and JR‑R (regulation), which tighten release of directory information; staff said the district already restricts home addresses, e‑mail addresses and phone numbers and will ensure registration opt‑outs are available in Synergy.
The advisories were presented for first reading; the board did not adopt final language at the meeting.
"When I attended the webinar about this, the attorney said that the legislature is pretty specific that they want things reported to the police first," a staff member said regarding child‑abuse reporting.
