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Board discusses state cellphone law, policy updates and implementation plans for fall
Summary
Board members discussed the recently signed state cellphone law (LB140), reviewed multiple policy drafts and directed administrators to develop implementation steps, communication and handbook language ahead of the fall semester.
Board members reviewed a large set of policy updates and spent substantial time on the district response to recent state legislation limiting student use of electronic devices in school.
Board member Skip Baltic summarized the legislative session and reported that LB140 (the student cellphone statute) was signed by the governor on May 20 and will take effect this fall for Nebraska public schools. Superintendent Todd Rhodes and administrators told the board they had consulted legal counsel and policy partners and recommended a district policy that implements a restricted-use model consistent with the statute.
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