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Sumner County board approves drone policy allowing limited drone use at school events
Summary
On Aug. 20 the Sumner County Schools board approved policy 3.219 to permit controlled drone use at school properties and events, with an initial limit of two drones per team and remaining enforcement questions to be resolved by district procedure.
The Sumner County Schools Board of Education on Aug. 20 approved policy 3.219 to permit limited use of unmanned aircraft systems on school grounds and at school events, saying the district will treat the rule as a procedure to be implemented by schools rather than a blanket permit system.
Dr. Langford, the district director, said the aim is to provide guidance for safe and consistent drone use across multiple educational programs. "What we are looking at is not a policy for football, but a procedure," he said, adding that…
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