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Casa Grande Union HSD adopts state-mandated student cell phone policy after board debate
Summary
The Casa Grande Union High School District Board approved final adoption of district policy JICJ to comply with a new state law restricting student use of personal electronic devices during the school day. Board members discussed implementation, communication with parents and limited exceptions for medical needs.
The Casa Grande Union High School District Board of Education on June 9 approved second reading and adoption of district policy JICJ, "Student Use of Digital Communication and Electronic Devices," to align district rules with a recently enacted state law that limits student phone use to educational purposes during the school day.
Board members spent roughly 30 minutes discussing how the new law will be interpreted and implemented in practice, with questions focused on whether passing periods and lunch are counted as allowed educational-use windows and how the district will ensure students and families…
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