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Board reviews proposed administrative regulation for cell-phone exemptions
Summary
The board reviewed an OSBA-supplied sample administrative regulation outlining procedures for personal electronic device exemptions, including parent request, principal review, 10-day response timelines, and appeal to the superintendent; the item will return for formal adoption at a later meeting.
The board reviewed a sample administrative regulation from the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) that would govern exemptions to the district's policy on personal electronic devices.
Under the draft regulation discussed, parents may request an exemption for their student's personal device for medical or other legitimate educational needs. The principal has 10 days to accept or deny the request; approvals are valid only for the remainder of the school year and must be renewed annually. The draft listed optional guidelines intended to ensure exemptions are granted only for bona fide needs, are nondiscriminatory, limit possession and use to the stated purpose (for example, a monitoring device for diabetes but not gaming), and require communication to staff in ways that protect student privacy.
The superintendent said the district has already been processing limited exemptions in practice and that only a small number of requests had been made so far this year. Board members used the discussion as an opportunity to ask clarifying questions; the regulation will return to the board for formal adoption at a future meeting.
No formal vote to adopt the regulation was taken at this meeting.
