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Board tables district electronic-devices policy required by state law
Burke County Board of Education · December 17, 2025
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Summary
The board reviewed a proposed JCDAF policy to implement a state "distraction-free education" law (bell-to-bell ban on cell phones/devices for K–8) and staff recommended extending it to K–12; a member requested more research and the board voted to table the policy for additional study.
School staff presented a draft policy (JCDAF) intended to comply with a state "distraction-free education" statute that requires districts to ban cell phones and similar devices during instructional time (a bell-to-bell ban) for K–8 by the statutory deadline. Presenters…
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