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Board adopts student personal‑device policy, approves health curricula and agrees to limit public access during school hours
Summary
Trustees adopted policy JFCEB regulating student personal electronic devices, approved district health curricula for K–12, and directed staff to post signage limiting public access to campus walking paths during school hours for safety.
The Jefferson School District 14J board adopted a new policy on students’ personal electronic devices, approved state‑approved health curricula, and discussed restricting public use of campus facilities during school hours.
A trustee moved to adopt policy JFCEB and its accompanying administrative regulation (JFCEB AR) to govern student use of phones and similar devices; after discussion about staff modeling and enforcement, the board approved the policy by voice vote. Administration reminded trustees that staff already have existing staff‑use policies and that supervisors would address staff behavior through job expectations and the staff handbook.
On curriculum, the board approved the district’s recommendation to adopt The Great Body Shop for grades K–8 and the LiveWell health curriculum for grades 9–12 (both ODE‑approved). The motion to adopt the curricula through 2032 passed by voice vote.
Board members also discussed public use of campus walking tracks during school hours after administrators raised safety concerns about unmonitored visitors on school grounds. Trustees directed staff to post signage limiting public access during instructional hours (suggested window: 07:30–15:30) and to communicate the change to the community; staff said the district’s visitor check‑in policy already existed but had not been consistently enforced.
No formal ordinance was adopted for campus access during this meeting; trustees asked administration to prepare signage and outreach for the community.
