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Orono board reviews first reading of policy adding student cell-phone rules under new Minnesota law
Summary
Board received first reading of Policy 5.24 (Internet Technology and Cell Phone Acceptable Use and Safety); staff said Minnesota Statute section 121A.73 requires a student cell-phone policy by March 15, 2025 and the proposed policy summarizes expectations while delegating procedures to administrators.
The Orono School Board on Feb. 10 held a first reading of proposed revisions to policy 5.24 — retitled Internet Technology and Cell Phone Acceptable Use and Safety — to incorporate new statutory requirements on student cell-phone use.
Dr. Scott Alger, the district’s executive director of human resources, told the board the Minnesota Legislature added a requirement and that the district must adopt a student cell-phone policy by March 15, 2025. "All school districts according to the new statute…
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