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Board reviews first‑read updates to Family Student Handbook, including cell‑phone and AI guidance
Summary
District staff presented a first reading of proposed revisions to the Family Student Handbook, addressing new state laws on wireless devices, clarifying cyberbullying definitions, noting asbestos notification requirements, and adding language on AI, restorative interventions for nicotine possession, and restricted digital access.
The Paradise Valley Unified School District Governing Board received a first reading Thursday of revisions to the district’s Family Student Handbook, which staff said incorporate recent state laws, clarify procedures and add guidance on emerging technologies.
Dr. Chris Osmundson, director of student services for secondary, led the committee’s presentation and described a months‑long review involving parents, teachers, administrators and program leads. He told the board the committee met six times, completed a line‑by‑line review and later adjusted language after two new state laws were signed in April.
Osmundson said the committee added language to reflect new state measures limiting wireless communication devices and social media during the school day, and to explain how the district will classify…
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