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Casa Grande board reviews limits on student cell phones and social media after HB 2484
Summary
District staff presented required policy changes under House Bill 2484 to restrict wireless communication devices and student access to social media during the school day; board members discussed options, exceptions and implementation timeline and asked for more staff and family feedback before a July read and later votes.
Casa Grande Elementary District officials on June 10 reviewed proposed policy changes required by the recently passed state law House Bill 2484 that will restrict student use of cell phones, smartwatches and social-media platforms during the school day.
District staff member Lisa Bradshaw summarized the law and the policy "read" the board will consider in July, saying, "School day defined in the law is essentially from the time they step onto campus from the time they leave campus." She told the board the statute requires the district to limit student access to social-media platforms and wireless communication devices while on campus and explained exceptions that must be included in policy: use "for educational purposes directed by the teacher, during an emergency," and for medical needs.
The change matters because Bradshaw said the law broadens the district's control beyond school-issued devices; filtering already blocks many sites under the Children's Internet…
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