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Trustees send drone policy back to committee after debate over FAA jurisdiction and classroom use
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the board debated proposed drone policy language that several trustees warned appears to claim authority over nearby airspace; trustees requested legal clarification from CSBA and remanded the draft back to the policy committee to resolve classroom exemptions and jurisdictional issues.
The Redwood City School Board on Jan. 14 discussed a proposed drone policy and directed policy committee to seek legal clarification and return with recommended edits.
Trustees raised two core concerns: whether the draft improperly asserts control over airspace (a matter trustees said belongs to the Federal Aviation Administration) and whether the policy would unintentionally require burdensome approvals for harmless in-class STEM demonstrations using ultralight drones.
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