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Board reviews multiple policy updates and approves a FY26 budget amendment
Summary
The Winchester board reviewed policies on smart device use (JFCM), overdose notification, attendance exemptions, threat assessments, charter regulations, and capitalization thresholds; it approved a FY26 budget amendment and voted to enter a closed session to discuss personnel matters.
The Winchester Public School Board reviewed a set of policy updates and took two formal votes near the end of the work session.
Policy updates reviewed included:
• JFCM (student cell phone and smart device use): staff proposed replacing JFI with JFCM to clarify what constitutes a smart device and to establish a bell‑to‑bell restriction. The policy includes exemptions (special education, health‑care plans, LEP) and states that no suspension or expulsion may occur solely for a cell phone violation. A board member noted a wording omission where a paragraph referenced only "cell phones" and not "smart devices," and staff agreed to clarify the language.
• Notification of…
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