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Policy committee agrees to send revised student electronic-device policy to full board for May 20 first read
Summary
After a detailed review of whether the board or superintendent must set rules, the Policy Committee voted to forward a revised student personal electronic device policy and related SOPs to the full board for a first reading on May 20, with attorney Rappaport and district staff charged with rapid revisions.
The Policy Committee voted Wednesday to forward a revised student personal electronic device policy to the full school board for a first reading on May 20 after hours of discussion over what belongs in board policy and what should remain in school operating procedures.
The committee’s drafter said she initially failed to review the state law but then cited the statute, saying “section c 16 21 40 c” requires that “the policy and any standards and rules enforcing the policy shall be prescribed by the school” and argued the board must decide which standards to elevate to policy and which to leave to the superintendent’s SOPs. (Tara)
District staff and the committee…
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