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Waunakee committee adopts draft cellphone restrictions aligned with state law; high school needs assessment planned
Summary
District administrators presented a proposed update to the student cellphone policy to comply with a state law effective July 1. The proposal preserves bell-to-bell restrictions in K–8, keeps instructional-time restrictions for high school pending a needs assessment, enumerates four state exceptions, and defers detailed device procedures (medical/device use, wearable tech) to handbooks.
District administrators told the Waunakee Community School District policy committee that a new state law taking effect July 1 requires districts to restrict cell-phone use during instructional time and to adopt four specific carve-outs.
"The state law requires districts to adopt policies that do a few different things," Tim (S6) said, listing the four exceptions the law requires: classroom use by direct teacher permission for instructional purposes; authorized use for students with disabilities documented in an IEP or 504 plan; use required…
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