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Parents and teachers split as Platte County School District #1 weighs phone ban revisions
Summary
The district—s policy committee proposed letting students keep phones in backpacks and allow smartwatches but not use them in class; teachers reported fewer classroom distractions under the current ban and urged keeping it with limited exceptions for medical needs.
Platte County School District #1 discussed a petition and policy revisions to IIBA, the district's personal electronic devices rule. The petition called for allowing students to carry phones in backpacks and to wear smartwatches; the policy committee proposed changes that would permit devices in backpacks, lockers or computer bags but prohibit phones and watches from being active or carried on a student—s person during class time.
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