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Board hears update on state cell-phone proviso; district committee drafting policy
Summary
Dr. Giles told the board a state proviso (senate version) now in the budget would require districts to prohibit student access to personal electronic devices during the school day; the district committee is drafting definitions, enforcement options and possible storage systems such as Yonder pouches and will return with a recommendation.
The Georgetown County School District board received an update Tuesday on a district committee’s work to craft a cell-phone and personal-device policy after a state budget proviso moved through the legislature.
Dr. Giles, who presented the committee’s research, said the Senate version adopted into the spending plan would require districts to "prohibit access to personal electronic communication devices by students during the school day." The committee — made up of parents, students, support staff, teachers and administrators — has met to review other districts’ procedures and to identify policy language, consequences and storage…
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