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Board agrees to open discussion on student cell-phone policy as follow-up to SIC meeting
Summary
Members agreed to introduce the district's cell-phone policy as a discussion item under the superintendent's 'other matters' at the May business meeting, request data on academic impact, and avoid immediate voting so the board can 'take the temperature' and align on a position before any rollout.
The Beaufort County Board of Education Executive Committee on April 29 agreed to begin a board-level conversation about a student cell-phone policy ahead of any fall rollout, while stopping short of making a policy vote at the next meeting.
Colonel Guyer raised the issue and said the district needs an updated cell-phone policy for fall. The…
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