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Board begins two-reading process to align student wireless-device policy with new state law
Summary
District staff previewed a policy update to rename and align JICJ with Senate Bill 11 and outlined a bell-to-bell prohibition at elementary and middle schools, with high-school instructional use left mostly to teacher discretion.
Board staff introduced revisions to policy JICJ (student wireless communication devices) to align district policy with Senate Bill 11, which the presenter characterized as an “anti-distraction” law that requires districts to adopt a compliant policy by the end of August.
Doctor Miller Tomlinson and district leaders said the policy changes are largely a transfer of existing regulation language into policy so the district meets statutory requirements. Key points discussed:
- Title and definition: The policy will change from “electronic communication devices” to…
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