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Moreno Valley Unified outlines required mobile-device policy after AB 3216, plans first reading in November
Summary
District staff presented AB 3216-driven mobile communication device policy changes and a draft BP 5131.8 that would limit student smartphone use during instructional time; the board heard a first reading and staff plans school site outreach and a second reading in December.
Student services staff presented a draft mobile communication device policy and an implementation timeline after state legislation requiring districts to adopt limits on student smartphone use.
Philip Peebles, a district student services leader, said AB 3216 changes the law “from authorized to required” and explained the district’s proposed approach: limit phones during instructional time, allow permitted uses for emergencies and documented health or IEP needs, and roll out training and marketing before a…
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