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Tipp City board suspends reading and approves revised personal-communication-devices policy after brief debate on smartwatches and laptops
Summary
The Tipp City Exempted Village school board voted to suspend the reading and approve a revised personal communication devices policy, clarifying that instructional time runs from the first bell to the last class and that smartwatches and personally owned iPads/laptops used to receive messages would be considered personal communication devices. The board then entered executive session.
The Chair called the meeting of the Tipp City Exempted Village school board to order at 9:00 a.m. and the board moved to suspend the reading of its personal communication devices policy so members could consider a proposed revision.
The motion to suspend the reading was moved by Mrs. McMurray and seconded by Mrs. Dillard; a roll call was conducted and the motion passed.
Board members then voted to approve a revised personal communication devices policy that the agenda packet and a PDF in the public content area made available for review. During discussion, board members focused on defining the scope of "instructional time" and what…
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