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Joliet Township board hears PTAC recommendations on phones, dress code and lifesaving medicines
Summary
The Joliet Township High School District 204 board reviewed Parent‑Teacher Advisory Committee recommendations to prohibit smart/AI glasses, adopt a bell‑to‑bell cell‑phone restriction in academic areas, allow undesignated EpiPens and inhalers under policy 7‑2‑70, and revise dress‑code language including headwear rules. The board directed staff to prepare separate agenda/action memos for final votes.
The Joliet Township High School District 204 Board of Education on Monday reviewed a package of recommendations from the district’s Parent‑Teacher Advisory Committee aimed at student safety, classroom focus and consistent discipline procedures.
Anna Carbine, a dean at Joliet West and a PTAC presenter, described a proposed electronics policy that would prohibit the use, possession or wearing of smart/AI glasses on district property and remove cell phones from academic areas during class time. “We want cell phones put away to eliminate those distractions, keep the students focused, hopefully improve grades, support mental health,” Carbine said. The committee recommended that phones be allowed only at lunch and in hallways, with medical and safety exceptions written into procedures.
The recommendations also…
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