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Wake County Board adopts policy 43‑18 on student personal wireless devices to comply with state law
Summary
The board adopted revised policy 43‑18 on Dec. 2, changing the requirement from "silenced" to "off and put away," adding smart‑glasses language, and exempting district‑issued instructional devices; the motion passed on second reading.
The Wake County Board of Education voted on Dec. 2 to adopt board policy 43‑18, which governs student use of personal wireless communication devices. The revised policy updates language to comply with state legislation and clarifies when and how devices may be used in schools.
Dr. Crane presented the second reading, saying revisions were recommended by the North Carolina School Boards Association and staff and that changes were minor. The primary substantive change reported was replacing the district’s earlier language requiring devices to be silenced with a requirement that they be “off and put…
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