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Board adopts student electronic devices policy allowing limited phone use at junior highs
Summary
The Davis School District board voted unanimously to adopt policy 5S-105, aligning junior high device rules with high schools by allowing limited phone use during passing periods and lunch while restricting use during class; the board also called for curriculum on responsible use.
The board adopted policy 5S-105 on second and final reading, changing district guidance to allow junior highs the same limited student electronic device privileges as high schools — specifically, permitted use during passing periods and at lunch while restricting use during class time.
Ben Onofrio, the district’s general counsel, reviewed recommended text changes (including replacing “academic reasons” with “academic uses”) and said the policy review committee recommended treating junior highs like high schools for the policy. Policy committee chair Ms. Price summarized survey feedback: 89% of junior high administrators and 83% of community council respondents favored allowing phones during passing periods and lunch.
Board members discussed enforcement challenges, the importance of principal discretion to adopt stricter rules where desired, and the need for an educational module about responsible phone use. The policy passed on a unanimous vote; the transcript records the board approved it on second and final reading but does not list individual vote tallies.
