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Haysville board debates state-required phone‑storage policy; administrators estimate $150K–$180K cost
Summary
At a first reading of a KASB model policy, Haysville administrators and board members discussed implementation of a state law requiring student personal devices be stored away during school hours; district staff estimated secondary-school storage could cost roughly $150,000–$180,000 and said no explicit statewide penalty was identified.
The Haysville Board of Education held a first reading on two KASB model policies and spent substantial time discussing JCDC, the student personal electronic communications device policy, in light of a recent state law requiring phones be stored away from students during the school day.
Administrators said the district must develop a compliant plan. For campuses without student locker capacity the administration described options such as wall-mounted storage units or lockers with codes/keys. At the meeting staff provided a ballpark capital estimate for secondary‑level storage of roughly $150,000 to $180,000 for campus locations; that estimate was described by administrators as preliminary and subject to change.
Board members raised concerns about cost and enforcement. One board member described the requirement as "an unfunded mandate" and asked whether the state would impose penalties for noncompliance; district counsel and administrators said they found no explicit penalty language in the materials presented and told the board the district is expected to craft a policy and consequences consistent with school discipline matrices.
Administrators said implementation planning will include choices about which locker/locker‑style systems to install, management options to limit congestion at drop-off/pick-up times, and whether construction or capital-improvement funding might be appropriate for permanent solutions. They emphasized the district will communicate with families before August so families can plan for the change.
The policy was a first reading; the board did not vote on adoption. Administrators said they will return with additional cost details, vendor options, and operational plans in subsequent meetings.
