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Lakewood board reads new cell‑phone policy to comply with House Bill 96; policy would restrict phones during instruction
Summary
District staff proposed a policy to comply with House Bill 96 requiring districts to ban cell‑phone use during the instructional day except for IEP/504 accommodations, health monitoring or emergency‑plan permissions; the draft sets no‑phone rules for elementary, locker requirements for middle schools and zone rules for high school classrooms.
The Lakewood City Board of Education on Dec. 1 heard the first reading of a revised student cell‑phone policy meant to implement House Bill 96, which requires districts to adopt rules by Jan. 1 that generally prohibit phones during the instructional day.
District staff summarized exceptions the law allows, saying the ban would not apply when phone use is required by an IEP or 504 plan, when phones are needed to monitor or address a health concern, or when allowed by a school’s emergency operations plan. "House bill 96 mandates all districts must adopt a policy by January 1 that outlaws, cell phones during the instructional day with the exception of when use is required, by an IEP or 504, when needed to monitor or address a health concern,…
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