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School board hears PTA feedback and debate on personal-device policy
Summary
District staff reviewed Policy 3740 after PTA input. The board discussed removing an exception allowing device use "directed by an educator for approved educational purposes," enforcement for K–5 watches, medical/504 exceptions, and next steps for revision and community feedback.
At the Washington County School District working session on April 28, staff presented proposed revisions and community feedback on Policy 3740 (personal device use).
Stephen White, who led the presentation, said the policy text currently allows device use when “directed by an educator for approved educational purposes” and that feedback from a PTA meeting produced divergent views: some parents wanted no classroom phone use at all, others asked the policy not be so restrictive. The PTA also suggested designated device-use areas, keeping K–5…
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