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Board reviews proposed wireless-device appendix after months of middle-school rollout; some members seek attorney review
Summary
Staff recommended adding a wireless-device appendix to the code of conduct to standardize consequences for device offenses across secondary schools. Discussion focused on storage/return procedures, consistency, whether weekend days count as 'instructional days,' and the fourth-offense 10-day removal, which some members called 'aggressive.'
Tuscaloosa City Schools staff presented a proposed addition to the student code of conduct: a wireless communication device appendix intended to standardize consequences for first- through fourth-offense violations across secondary campuses.
The presenter said the district has already implemented similar practices in middle schools and has seen discipline improve and attendance increase since August. "We have been very because, you know, also, our…
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