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Lyon County school board rejects stricter cell-phone policy after hours of public comment
Summary
After more than an hour of public testimony and trustee debate, the Lyon County School District board voted 6-1 to deny proposed revisions to policy EDBB, citing concerns the draft was punitive, out of step with restorative discipline and difficult to enforce.
The Lyon County School District Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to deny proposed revisions to the district's student cell-phone policy (EDBB) during its November meeting, after extensive public comment and trustee discussion.
Principal Jamie Henderson of Fernley Elementary told the board she and other staff found the draft policy punitive and inconsistent with the district's restorative-discipline approach. "The proposed changes to policy EDBB do not align with these…
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