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Board leans toward stricter cell‑phone rules, selects option to prohibit use during school hours
Summary
Trustees discussed two regulatory options and signaled support for Option 2 — prohibiting smart‑phone use while on campus or under staff supervision — directing staff to return revised policy language for a subsequent board action.
Trustees reviewed optional policy language on student smartphone use and coalesced around the stricter approach that would prohibit smartphone use while students are on a school site or under the supervision of district staff.
Staff presented two common approaches: Option 1 would limit phone use to non‑instructional times (before/after school or lunch), while Option 2 would prohibit smartphone use while on campus or under staff supervision except through the office. Multiple trustees cited classroom disruption concerns and parental support for a stricter rule. One trustee said they did not see smartphones as beneficial in the classroom and supported prohibiting unrestricted access. The board directed staff to return the policy text reflecting Option 2 for a future agenda item.
Trustees and staff noted that a clear board policy would strengthen staff’s ability to enforce rules consistently across sites. The board did not adopt final language this meeting but instructed staff to draft the option‑2 policy for a future vote.
