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Board debates Neola policy changes on student devices and support‑staff termination

Spooner Area School District Committee of the Whole · February 12, 2026
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Summary

At first reading the committee discussed Neola policy 5136 (personal communication devices) and 4140 (termination of support staff). Members urged language that gives building administrators discretion on phone use and debated whether support‑staff terminations should require board approval; both items will return to the regular meeting for further consideration.

The Spooner Area School District Committee of the Whole considered Neola policy updates grouped in volume 35, number one and discussed two items at length: policy 5136 on student personal communication devices and policy 4140 on termination of support staff.

On policy 5136, the draft language says students “may use their devices before and after school, during their lunch break, in…

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