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Board reads updated cell‑phone rules for students to align with new state law; junior high restrictions tightened
Summary
The governing board read revised technology and student code of conduct policies that restrict student use of personal wireless devices during the school day and tighten junior high allowances, citing alignment with ARS 15‑120.05.
The Gilbert Public Schools governing board read two updated policies to align district rules on student wireless communication devices with recent state law and to standardize campus procedures.
Superintendent Doctor McCord explained on June 10 that policy 3‑403 (technology) and policy 5‑305 (student code of conduct) were updated to reflect the new statute and to set district procedures for allowable device use and teacher‑authorized educational uses. The board approved the read.
Major provisions and classroom practice
The draft procedures…
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