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Board adopts instructional-time phone policy, urges further study of bell-to-bell ban
Summary
The Roseville Joint Union High School District board approved a mobile-device policy that limits phone use during instructional time but stopped short of adopting a full "bell-to-bell" phone ban, directing staff to study the stricter option and solicit broader stakeholder input.
The Roseville Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees voted to adopt revised policy 5131.8, limiting student mobile device use during instructional time while asking staff to evaluate the feasibility of a stricter bell-to-bell ban.
Trustee Tiffany (Trustee Shoots) opened the discussion with data and examples from nearby districts that have adopted bell-to-bell rules, saying the tighter restriction "provides students with an average of 7 hours each school day to be fully present and free from the pressures and harms of…
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