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Oakland SD 1 to draft bell‑to‑bell student cell‑phone policy tied to state executive order
Summary
Superintendent presented a draft cell‑phone policy to comply with a state executive order and upcoming OSBA rulemaking: proposed bell‑to‑bell possession restrictions, narrow exemptions for medical/IEP needs, specified administrative appeal steps, and tiered discipline. Board will review a second reading in September.
Oakland SD 1 leaders discussed a proposed student personal electronic device policy designed to comply with a state executive order and forthcoming OSBA rulemaking.
The superintendent said the district plans to adopt a possession‑based policy that would require students to keep devices in lockers or district‑provided storage during instructional hours. "So personal electronics [are] prohibited from the start of regular instruction hours to the end of regular instruction hours, except as provided below," the superintendent said while walking trustees through bracketed options in a draft policy.
Officials outlined…
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