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Central Unified trustees press staff for details before choosing all‑day phone ban
Summary
Trustees heard extensive student, staff and community feedback on two options to implement AB 3216: limited classroom restrictions versus an all‑day ban with secure pouches/lockers. Staff recommended an all‑day ban (Option 2) but trustees requested site‑by‑site prevalence, enforcement plans, and cost estimates before voting on April 28.
Central Unified School District trustees spent more than an hour debating how to respond to state law AB 3216 and whether to prohibit student smartphone use during the school day.
Superintendent-designated staff briefed the board on required policy updates and two district options under consideration: Option 1 would limit phone use to non‑instructional time (before school, lunch, passing periods); Option 2 would bar phones while students are at school or under district supervision, with secure storage (classroom boxes or pouch systems) and limited, defined exceptions. Staff told the board they had collected more than 2,000 student survey responses and roughly 980 community responses and that cabinet had recommended Option 2 as more enforceable and aligned to safety and instructional goals.
The presentation included student voices. Members of the CAD student…
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