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Board approves device-policy revision and several content-review committee recommendations
Summary
The board approved a revision to the student electronic-device policy to include elementary students and unanimously followed the content-review committee's recommendations to remove or retain several titles after committee review of sexually explicit content under RCPS policy.
The Rockingham County Public Schools board voted to approve a proposed revision to its student electronic-device policy (JZK) to add elementary students and to provide principals flexibility on cell-phone use during certain field trips.
Superintendent Dr. Shifflet recommended the policy revision and the board approved the recommendation with a motion to follow the superintendent's recommendation.
During the content-review portion of the agenda, the superintendent reported the committee's recommendations in accordance with RCPS policy IABB/IABA. The committee recommended removing Identical by Ellen Hopkins because it "contains sexually explicit content as that term is defined in RCPS policy." The board moved to follow the superintendent's recommendation and the motion passed.
The committee recommended retaining some titles and removing others; the board followed the committee's recommendations in each recorded motion. Board members recorded votes on multiple book decisions during the meeting.
The transcript records the committee-based process and the board's votes; the record includes committee findings as the rationale for each recommendation.
