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HCPS board approves updated backpack and portable‑device policies
Summary
The Harford County Board of Education adopted a student backpack policy requiring lockers for backpacks during the school day (medical exceptions allowed) and expanded the bell‑to‑bell portable‑device approach to high schools with educational exceptions.
The Harford County Board of Education voted on June 9 to adopt two policies affecting daily student routines: a revised student backpack/bag‑use policy and an updated portable communication‑devices policy.
Under the approved backpack policy, students may bring backpacks to school but must store them in lockers during instructional time. The policy allows small nontransparent pouches (for medical supplies…
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