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Board adds wireless‑device misuse language to student code after debate on discipline
Summary
Cannon County’s board voted 3–1 to add language on misuse of wireless communication devices to policy 6.3 (student code of conduct). Debate centered on whether the proposed disciplinary steps—detention and, in some entries, multi‑day in‑school suspension—are disproportionate for first offenses.
The Cannon County Board of Education voted to add a cross‑reference about misuse of wireless communication devices to policy 6.3, the district’s student code of conduct, after administrators presented a proposed districtwide statement and accompanying procedures.
Administrators had drafted procedures patterned on neighboring districts and recommended tying a statement about wireless device misuse to level‑1 misbehaviors in policy 6.3. A motion to insert that statement and cross‑reference the code was made and seconded.
At the meeting, one board member questioned placing multiple‑day in‑school suspension or severe punishments at the early offense levels, saying: “They do not need 3 days of in school suspension. That’s a little much.” Another board member urged adopting the change now so principals would have “something to hold the students accountable” and avoid leaving school leaders “in limbo.” The board passed the motion by roll call, recorded as three in favor and one opposed.
According to staff remarks, the board approves the policy language itself while administrators develop the detailed implementation procedures; those procedures are districtwide and are not separately approved by the board under current practice, the staff member said.
The addition ties wireless‑device misuse into the student code of conduct; the proposal’s exact procedural sanctions and any later changes to offense levels will be reflected in administrative procedures rather than in the policy statement itself.
