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Policy committee debates cellphone rules: bell‑to‑bell, exemptions and confiscation procedures
Summary
Trustees and staff debated a draft student personal device policy that would require students to silence and stow devices during the instructional day, allow staff discretion at high school, and set expectations for parent communication and secure handling of confiscated devices.
District staff presented a revised draft of a student personal device policy and took detailed board feedback on scope, exceptions and implementation. Staff said the policy is intended to create consistency across Wake County Schools while allowing principals limited flexibility where appropriate.
Staff explained the draft sets the baseline that students must keep personal devices silenced and put away between morning and afternoon bells; staff and trustees debated whether the district should specify “instructional” time, the first/last class bell or a different local marker for that period. Trustees asked staff to clarify whether schools may adopt more restrictive rules than the district baseline and to define…
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