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Board discusses cell-phone limits and notes regional examples as states consider restrictions
Summary
Trustees compared district practices to local and tribal schools and discussed broader legislative interest in restricting student phone use; members said a state-level rule would simplify enforcement across districts.
Board members discussed cell phone policy and noted that some neighboring schools and tribal districts have adopted stricter practices. One board member said they received legislative surveys asking whether states should ban phone use in schools and that more states are considering restrictions.
Members compared the district's approach to the Quileute tribal school, which one member said has implemented a phone policy. Several trustees said a statewide law would ease enforcement and reduce pressure on individual districts to manage phone bans. The board did not take action but asked staff to keep monitoring developments and peer practices.
The conversation referenced both policy-level considerations and on-the-ground logistics, such as locker-style phone storage used in some school settings. No formal motion or policy change was made at the meeting.
