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Board adopts student handbook revisions; new personal electronic device rules mirror state law
Summary
The board unanimously adopted student handbook revisions that tighten rules on personal electronic devices to mirror recent state legislation; the policy includes exceptions for IEP/504 and concurrent‑credit two‑factor authentication. Board members also asked administrators to revisit graduation dress‑code language after parent concern.
The Jacksonville North Pulaski School District board voted unanimously to adopt student handbook revisions that tighten the district's rules on personal electronic devices and add other updates.
Mr. Smith, presenting the policy revisions during the second reading, told the board the new language mirrors the recent state legislative changes (referred to in the meeting as "Act 122"). "The law says that you have to regulate the possession and prohibit the use during the school day," he said, and…
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