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Newport‑Mesa board adopts e‑bike policy limiting e‑bikes on K‑8 campuses, tightens high‑school rules
Summary
After extended public comment and trustee debate, the Newport‑Mesa Unified School District board voted to adopt a revised bicycle/e‑bike policy that bans possession and operation of e‑bikes by K‑8 students on school grounds and requires helmets, training and parental acknowledgment; high school rules were softened to permit possession (not operation) with a permit system.
The Newport‑Mesa Unified School District Board of Education voted May 21 to adopt a revised policy governing bicycles and electric bicycles, changing what students may bring to campus and how the district will manage safety and enforcement.
The policy, identified in meeting materials as draft BP 514204, bars K‑8 students from possessing or operating e‑bikes and e‑motos on school grounds, requires helmets and training where e‑bikes remain permitted, and directs staff to develop a companion exhibit and administrative regulation before the policy takes effect in the 2026‑27 school year. Trustees discussed staged rules for elementary, middle and high schools and removed a proposed parental "assumption of risk" form after trustees objected to adding extra barriers for students who bike.
"We're trying to focus on safety and what we can control on our campuses,"…
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