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Board reviews high-school handbook updates, including AI guidance and pending cell-phone law implications
Summary
Administrators presented minor handbook revisions and updated AI language for academic integrity. Board members asked how the district will align the handbook with a pending state cell-phone ban; staff said they will follow state law and await KASB and KSDE guidance before finalizing other handbooks.
Ed presented the high-school student handbook for next year and described several modest changes, including revised language on generative AI and academic integrity. The handbook for the high school will be printed and distributed soon; other handbooks will follow once the district receives additional legal guidance.
When a board member asked how the handbook will adapt to a pending state cell-phone ban, staff responded they will comply with state law and consult KASB legal counsel and the Kansas State Department of Education for guidance. Ed said the handbook includes a disclaimer that content is subject to change pending state law and that a policy developed by students (presented by site council) informed some of the handbook language. "We put the disclaimer that it was subject to change pending, state law," Ed said.
