Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
District says stricter secondary cell‑phone rules worked in year one; board discusses parental outreach
Summary
Staff reported the first year of more explicit secondary phone/earbud rules was largely successful with few district-level escalations. The rules require phones off and put away during instructional minutes; trustees asked staff to continue parent outreach and to preserve emergency contact access.
Ventura Unified told the school board Aug. 6 that a more explicit approach to secondary student cell‑phone and earbud rules produced a largely successful first year of implementation.
Staff described the policy as designed to protect instructional time: in elementary and middle school phones should be off and put away during the school day; in high school…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
