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Committee weighs changes to high-school personal electronic-device rule; staff to refine language on storage and classroom use
Summary
Committee discussed proposed edits to administrative rule JICJR on personal electronic devices, focusing on authorized storage locations for high school students, enforcement and school-level discretion, and results of a limited administrator survey.
Policy staff presented proposed changes to administrative rule JICJR (possession and use of personal electronic devices and district-owned devices), focusing on a draft change that would require high school students to keep devices "stored in an area designated by the superintendent." Staff said the committee asked them to revisit authorized-use times and storage language after conversations with high-school principals.
"This is the policy regarding cell phone use on campus, and we were asked to bring this policy back to committee to consider a change in the bullet points for authorized use times for high school students," Speaker 3 said. Committee members discussed leaving operational details (for example, whether storage is backpacks, pouches, or classroom devices) to site administrators and the superintendent's designee to preserve consistency across schools.
Several speakers referenced a short survey of some principals and assistant principals conducted about six to seven weeks earlier; staff said the survey was distributed randomly and did not reach every administrator. One participant noted teachers preferred a semester-long arrangement that made enforcement more consistent, and staff said the top three infractions in the district's three high schools were cell-phone violations.
Committee members sought clarity on whether the draft language would permit classroom-level storage solutions (such as teacher-managed pouches or a classroom device location) and whether the phrase "area designated by the superintendent" should include the superintendent's designee. Staff said the proposed language preserves flexibility so that district administration can decide operational details.
No formal action was recorded in the transcript; staff will refine the draft wording to reflect committee input and principals' operational practices and return with a revised draft for further discussion.
