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Cannon County board adopts student cell-phone restriction; administrators tasked with implementing procedures
Summary
The board adopted policy 6.312(b) limiting student possession/use of wireless communication devices during the school day and directed administrators to develop standards and procedures for exceptions and emergency communication; the vote was 3–1.
The Cannon County Board of Education on June 9 voted 3–1 to adopt cell-phone policy 6.312(b), which limits student possession and use of wireless communication devices during instructional time or for the entirety of the school day, and directed district administrators and supervisors to develop implementing standards and procedures.
The policy text read into the record described allowed exceptions, including use in documented health-care plans, Individualized Education Programs or 504 plans, assistive-technology needs for students with disabilities, and…
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