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Board approves updated student handbooks: cell‑phone ban, AI guidance, safety changes

NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education · February 23, 2026
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Summary

The board approved handbook revisions for the 2025–26 school year across four campuses, adopting a district‑level AI policy framework, a law‑mandated cell‑phone prohibition during school hours, updated safety procedures including weapons detectors, and allowance for students to carry epinephrine.

Trustees for the Nashville School District voted June 16 to adopt 2025–26 student handbook revisions for all four campuses following presentations by school leaders.

Eric Perez (speaker 6) presented the high‑school changes: corrected attendance language, clarified in‑school suspension procedures and lunch provisions, clarified eligibility for extracurriculars for students in ALE (alternative learning environment), and proposed an AI‑use agreement tied to the district’s…

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