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Arrowhead board directs policy committee to develop bell-to-bell personal devices options after divided debate
Summary
After extended public comment and a split board discussion, the Arrowhead Union High School District board voted 6–3 to ask its policy committee to draft options for a bell‑to‑bell personal devices policy, including implementation scenarios and carve-outs for assistive needs and IEPs.
The Arrowhead Union High School District board on July 9 voted to direct its policy committee to pursue changes to Policy 51‑36 on personal communication devices, signaling a formal start to work on possible bell‑to‑bell rules for student phones, smartwatches and earbuds.
The motion instructs the policy committee to collaborate with administration to develop specific policy language and operational options for the board to review; the measure carried on a 6–3 recorded vote. Board chair of policy said the earliest realistic…
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