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Students press board on water-bottle rule, cell-phone policy and GPA concerns during open forum

St Clair County Schools Board of Education · March 24, 2026
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Summary

During open forum, students asked the board to relax the clear-water-bottle restriction for athletic needs, raised questions about an impending state cell-phone law for K'12, and asked whether the district will raise GPA standards; administrators explained safety reasons and invited written student input.

Students used the open-forum portion of the meeting to raise several school-policy questions. One student asked whether the district could relax the clear-water-bottle requirement to permit opaque screw-cap or shaker bottles for athletic use, saying he had purchased a large fitness jug that does not meet the clear-container rule. Administrators replied…

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