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Board hears handbook and policy updates: acceptable use, attendance, smartwatches, crisis hotline added
Summary
Staff summarized updates to district policies and the student handbook to align with new state rules: updated network acceptable-use policy, revised attendance language, added smartwatch language to device rules, and inclusion of a 24-hour Sandy Hook Promise crisis hotline in the handbook.
A staff presenter noted updates to the district handbook and policies to align with recent legislative changes, including the network and Internet acceptable-use policy and attendance language to match new state requirements. The presenter said the acceptable-use update is three pages and was updated by Mr. Huffman; she also noted that language about smartwatches was added under electronic devices.
Staff also said a 24-hour monitored crisis hotline from the Sandy Hook Promise program has been added to the handbook and that the Title I policy previously discussed is included. Board members asked clarifying questions about lockers and where device rules differ between elementary and secondary buildings; staff said elementary lockers do not have locks and that practices differ by building level.
