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Colleton County board adopts policy banning phone use during instructional day, board says buses and extracurriculars not restricted
Summary
The Colleton County School District board unanimously adopted policy JICJ, which prohibits student use of electronic communication devices during the instructional day and leaves disciplinary consequences to the district's progressive discipline plan; a student had urged clarification about buses and extracurricular activities during public comment.
The Colleton County School District Board unanimously approved the second reading and adoption of policy JICJ on Dec. 10, requiring that students not use electronic communication devices during the instructional day and directing schools to apply existing progressive-discipline procedures for violations.
The measure, presented by the policy committee, updates the district's device policy to align with a state proviso. Trustee (speaker identified in the record as Speaker 13) moved to adopt the policy; the motion passed with no opposition…
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