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Board considers tweaks to cell-phone policy to add smartwatches and define instructional day; vote deferred
Summary
District staff presented minor revisions to policy JCDAE to add smartwatches and define the instructional day in response to state requirements; the board considered the draft and will vote at the next meeting.
The Ouachita Parish School Board considered proposed minor changes to policy JCDAE (cell phones and telecommunications devices) following state guidance. Staff said the changes would add smartwatches to the devices covered by the policy and would include a definition of the instructional day, as required by the state department.
Policy staff said the revisions are small and that the board will not vote on the policy until the next board meeting. The presenter noted the board was expected to ratify the change by March 1 under state timelines but the district received the state guidance late; staff described the proposed tweaks as two "minor" changes: adding smartwatches and defining the instructional day.
Board members did not take a final vote and asked for the item to return for the next meeting's consent or action agenda.
