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Board discusses 'devices off, learning on' plan for cell phones and watches; discipline and medical exceptions debated

Brookings-Harbor SD 17C Board · August 21, 2025
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Summary

Administrators proposed a student personal‑device policy that would require phones off (stored in backpacks/lockers) while on campus for middle and high school; the board discussed enforcement, watches, medical exemptions and staff modeling.

At the meeting, the board reviewed a proposed personal‑device policy administrators described as 'devices off, learning on.' The presenter said the executive instruction and local decisions require a board policy to be in place by October, with district implementation expected earlier so students would start school under the new practice.

The policy would leave elementary practice unchanged;…

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