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Board discusses options after state law requiring limits on student phone use during instructional time
Summary
Trustees discussed a new state requirement that will require school districts to adopt wireless-device policies prohibiting student device use during instructional time beginning in the 2026–27 school year; members weighed exemptions, enforcement, and equipment options such as Yondr pouches and Faraday bags.
A board member summarized a legal update and led a discussion about drafting a district policy to comply with a state law that requires school boards to adopt a wireless communications device policy that prohibits students from using such devices during instructional time starting in the 2026–27 school year.
Trustees flagged core questions: how to define "instructional time"…
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