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Board adopts new student cell-phone bylaw, effective Jan. 26
Summary
Trustees amended Bylaw Policy 5209 to adopt a new cell-phone policy (including exemption and violation forms) to take effect Jan. 26, 2026; an ad hoc committee will finalize enforcement write-ups.
The St. Charles Community Schools Board of Trustees voted Dec. 12 to amend Bylaw Policy 5209 (Student Use of Cell Phone and Electronic Communication Devices), adopting the documents presented: a proposed Cell Phone Policy, a Medical Exemption Form, a Dual Enrollment Form and draft Cell Phone Violation Write-Ups. The motion, moved by Trustee Mike Goschka and seconded by Trustee James McPhail, was recorded as carried (7-0). The amended bylaw is set to take effect Monday, Jan. 26, 2026.
The minutes specify that the final violation write-ups remain a work in progress; an ad hoc committee of Trustees Jim McPhail, Joe McNaughton and Mike Goschka will work with Superintendent Ronald Stanley to produce a workable document for implementation. The bylaw language as adopted outlines permissible and prohibited uses, enforcement procedures, and exemptions for documented medical or educational needs as approved by administration.
