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Oregon School District board tightens student cellphone rules, approves payments and withdraws from Dane County Schools Consortium
Summary
The Oregon School District Board on March 24 approved amendments to its student cellphone policy that require personal wireless communication devices (PWCDs) to be "off and away" for pre-K–6 all day and off and away during academic time for grades 7–12, adopted other routine items including $1,441,012.65 in payments, and authorized withdrawal from the Dane County Schools Consortium effective July 1, 2025.
The Oregon School District Board on March 24 adopted an amended student cellphone policy and approved several routine financial and administrative actions.
The board approved a package of consent items including minutes, a Treasurer's report, resignations and acceptance of donations, and payments totaling $1,441,012.65. The Consent Calendar passed by a 6-0 roll call vote. The board accepted donor gifts including $150 from Larry D. Mahr for an OMS leaf-raking project, a DEMCO wheeled storage cart valued at $2,000 for the LMC 3D printer, $500 from Fidelity Charitable for the NKE reading program, 30 used binders from Colet Cook, and an OCA Media Scholarship of $750.
On policy, the board retired Policy 441 (Electronic Communication Devices)…
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