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CCSD moves to update phone-and-device rules to align with state law; parents raise pouch concerns
Summary
Trustees approved a notice of intent to revise Policy 51.36 to align with SB 444, clarifying permitted uses (medical, instructional, IEP accommodations, principal approval), prohibited uses and progressive penalties; some parents criticized school pouch practices at the meeting.
The Clark County School District board approved a notice of intent on Aug. 14 to revise Policy 51.36 — renaming it "Nondistrict'issued Technology and Electronic Communication Devices" — to align the district with Senate Bill 444. The board voted 7'to'0 to move the regulation forward.
Assistant superintendent Elena Kreiner Wilson summarized the proposed changes: a statutory definition of "electronic communication device" mirroring SB 444 ("any electronic device capable of transmitting audio, written or pictorial information, including wearable…
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