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Board tables mobile communication device policy after implementation concerns; returns July 22
Summary
The board declined to approve Board Policy 5131.8 (mobile communication devices) at second reading, voting to table the item until the July 22 meeting after trustees and staff raised questions about enforcement, the administrative regulation (AR) timeline and off‑campus/lunch guidance.
Petaluma City Schools trustees on June 24 opted to table approval of Board Policy 5131.8 (mobile communication devices) after an extended discussion about enforcement, off-campus lunch, extracurricular activities and the timeline for implementing an accompanying administrative regulation (AR).
The policy brought to the board for a second read was described as drawing from the California School Boards Association (CSBA) model language and intentionally broad; staff said program details and enforcement guidance would be set in an AR created with a cell phone committee. Trustees and staff debated whether the board should adopt…
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