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Board reviews proposed cell-phone restriction for instructional day, awaits state guidance
Summary
School staff presented an administrative regulation (AR SS 27) to restrict personal communication devices during the school day; the proposal would ban devices for preschool–8 and allow high-school students a 30-minute, principal-designated lunch window. Board members debated enforcement, resource needs and bus/field-trip implications; no final policy vote occurred pending state clarification.
District staff presented a proposed administrative regulation (AR SS 27) and family-friendly guidelines for limiting personal communication devices during the school day, and board members discussed enforcement, resources and next steps.
Doctor Lee, who led the committee that drafted the proposal, described the committee's research and community input: the district's survey had about 2,300 respondents (55% parents, 27% staff) and found 74% of respondents favored limiting cell-phone use during school…
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