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Madison board directs superintendent to craft bell‑to‑bell cell‑phone ban for 2026–27
Summary
The Madison School District board voted unanimously to direct the superintendent to develop and implement a bell‑to‑bell personal wireless device ban (preK–12) for 2026–27 and asked the policy committee to prepare enforcement policies; the board cited state action and local implementation concerns.
The Madison School District Board of Education on a unanimous vote instructed the superintendent and policy committee to prepare a district‑wide "bell‑to‑bell" ban on personal wireless communication devices to take effect in the 2026–27 school year.
The motion—moved by board member Kathy and seconded by Maryanne—directs the superintendent to "develop and implement in accordance with state law a bell‑to‑bell personal wireless communication device ban to be implemented preK to 12 for the 2026–2027 school year" and asks the policy committee to revise or create policies to…
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