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Mount Vernon board told to adopt new cell‑phone policy after state law changes
Summary
Superintendent briefed the board on a new state law and ODE guidance requiring districts to set a cell‑phone/PCD policy by January; trustees discussed instructional‑time definitions, exceptions for medical needs and IEPs, smartwatches, enforcement and lunch/transition allowances.
Trustees heard a detailed briefing on December deadlines and practical impacts of a newly enacted state law that requires local boards to adopt policies governing student cell phones and personal communication devices.
The superintendent said the Ohio Department of Education has offered an interpretation of the law that broadens the definition of the "instructional day," and that guidance affects whether transition periods or lunch can be treated as non‑instructional time under local…
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