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Board waives second reading, adopts policy on instructional use of digital devices
Summary
At a special call meeting, the Blount County board waived the second reading and approved new Board Policy 4.215 on instructional use of digital devices so it can take effect at the start of the upcoming school year.
The Blount County board on a voice vote waived the second reading and adopted new Board Policy 4.215 on the instructional use of digital devices, enabling the policy to take effect at the start of the next school year.
The move came after a committee member asked the chair to approve the policy immediately rather than waiting for the August meeting. "I would, like to make a motion to be in effect when the new school year starts, that we waive the 2nd reading of these and approve it tonight so that they would be able to be implemented at the beginning of the school year," the committee member said. The motion received a second and the board approved the amended motion.
The action means the board will not hold a formal second reading before implementing Policy 4.215, which the meeting identified as governing instructional use of digital devices. The board’s approval was taken by voice; no roll-call vote or vote tally was recorded in the transcript.
The policy was the first substantive agenda item of the special call meeting. No public comments on the agenda were offered at the meeting. The board proceeded to consider other policy items and a separate discussion on a state bill related to displaying historical documents, which it directed staff to research further.
