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Board debates proposed cell-phone policy, vendor pouches and cost allocation
Summary
At first reading the board discussed a proposed cell-phone policy that would require students to secure phones in pouches during the day; members debated cost, logistics and who should pay for the pouches and whether staff time would be required to manage them.
The Hamilton County Board of Education held a first reading of a proposed cell-phone policy and discussed logistical and budget questions about locking devices in classroom pouches. The policy in the packet would permit principals discretion over phone use; a vendor quote for pouches and unlocking devices was discussed as one implementation option.
Staff said a vendor estimate gave a unit cost of about $30 per pouch and provided two quantity scenarios: roughly 12,000 pouches to cover economically disadvantaged students…
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