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Superintendent warns Weber schools to prepare for bell-to-bell device ban and big early-literacy investment
Summary
Superintendent briefed the board on two bills likely to affect district policy: SB69 (a bell-to-bell ban on student devices, with exemptions for IEP/504 accommodations) and SB241 (an early-literacy bill aiming for an 80% third-grade reading benchmark by 2030 backed by a multi-million-dollar fiscal note).
District leaders asked board members to expect policy changes after the legislature’s session concludes Friday, highlighting two bills they said will affect classroom practice and staffing.
The superintendent identified SB69 as the school-device bill “which basically mandates that we have a bell-to-bell ban on cell phone use” and said the law includes internet-enabled devices and smartwatches but allows exemptions for students with IEPs or 504…
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