District policy panel trims explicit "before and after school" device language, emphasizes code‑of‑conduct and staff direction

Mar 27, 2026

A Creighton Elementary District policy committee reviewed draft policy 5‑305B on wireless communication devices, removed a sentence explicitly allowing personal use before/after school, and agreed to tie permissible use to the student code of conduct and staff direction while keeping a prohibition on filming other students.

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The Creighton Elementary District policy committee on April 2 reviewed draft policy 5‑305B governing student wireless communication devices and agreed to remove a sentence that would have explicitly allowed personal phone use "before and after school." Committee members said the change avoids a burdensome, inconsistent definition of the "school day."

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