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Board approves first reading of updated phone/device policy, sets aside COPS grant match and OKs overnight field trip
Summary
Trustees voted to accept the first reading of policy JICJ (electronic communication devices definitions), authorized setting aside the district's 25% match for a COPS grant, and approved an overnight field trip; all motions passed by voice vote with no opposition announced.
During the October meeting the Florence County School District 5 Board of Trustees approved several routine items by voice vote.
Policy JICJ (possession and use of electronic communication devices) came forward as a first reading. The revision adds definitions required by proviso 1.103—clarifying what constitutes an electronic device (including smartwatches) and defining the school day—while leaving the policy’s substance largely unchanged. A trustee moved to accept the first reading and the board voted "aye" with no opposition announced.
On budgetary action, trustees approved a motion to set aside the district’s 25% local match for a federal COPS grant (the grant is a 75/25 match). The motion noted the district has been advised it may temporarily use some bond funds to meet match requirements; staff said the match funds will be unencumbered once the grant period ends. The board approved the authorization by voice vote.
Trustees also approved an overnight field‑trip request after a motion and second; the vote was recorded as "aye" with no opposition announced. The meeting closed with an adjournment motion that carried.
Votes recorded in the transcript were voice votes announced by the chair ("All in favor, aye"); the transcript does not include a roll‑call tally or a list of individual yes/no votes. The board did not record any dissents, abstentions or recusals on the items described.
