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Board reviews code-of-conduct updates, including clearer device rules and bus-stop guidance
Summary
Staff presented proposed revisions to the district code of student conduct driven by recent state changes: clearer wireless-device rules (including student-suggested examples), revised bus-stop expectations and a push for StudentSquare for staff-student communication; parental rights language will be posted for transparency.
A code committee lead summarized recommended changes to the 2026–27 code of student conduct, saying the revision process included student, parent and faculty input and a committee meeting on March 9 with 29 participants.
On wireless communication devices the committee added plain-language bullet points and student-suggested examples ("smart AI glasses," "smart AI watches") to clarify what counts as a WCD and when use is allowed. "Students highly recommended to put in the smart AI glasses, the smart AI watches," the presenter said, and staff said the intention is clarity so parents, students and teachers can quickly find what is allowed.
Transportation-recommended edits would require students to be at assigned bus stops five to ten minutes before arrival, include guidance if a bus pulls away while a child is approaching, and link parents to an escort form for pre-K and early-elementary students. The code also clarifies temporary bus-pass procedures (one school day by default unless the principal approves longer) and explains Where's the Bus tracking guidance.
The committee also proposed language limiting direct employee–student messaging to the StudentSquare platform for safety and transparency, and discussed extending StudentSquare access to some middle-school circumstances (for example, eighth-graders transitioning to high school programs).
Finally, staff recommended posting climate survey questions and other screening questionnaires on the district website so parents can review any materials covered by state parental-inspection statutes. Board members asked clarifying questions about middle-school access to StudentSquare, how outside sponsors communicate, and the process for hyperlink verification before posting the code in June.
