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Santee School District board hears student input on smartphone policy ahead of AB 3216
Summary
At a Oct. 15 special meeting, the Santee School District Board of Education met with student representatives to gather input on smartphone use on campus as AB 3216—effective July 1, 2026—approaches; there were no public comments and no formal actions taken.
With AB 3216 taking effect July 1, 2026, the Board of Education met with student representatives to gather input on student use of smartphones on campus.
Student representatives worked in groups and addressed four directed questions from the Board: when and where students are currently allowed to use personal smartphones (with students asked to note their school), what factors the Board should consider in creating limits or prohibitions under AB 3216 (for example, student grade level), whether the Board should pursue enforcement mechanisms such as smartphone pockets or classroom collection and why, and whether there should be consequences for students who use a smartphone when not allowed and what those consequences should be.
Board President Dustin Burns opened the special session at 4:30 p.m. and noted that Vice President Ryan was unable to attend the student forum because they were facilitating another meeting. Members recorded as present included President Dustin Burns, Clerk Elana Levens-Craig, Member Dianne El-Hajj and Member Dr. Tim Glover; Superintendent Dr. Kristin Baranski represented administration.
President Burns invited input from the student groups and framed the discussion around AB 3216’s upcoming effective date. The transcript records the Board’s questions to students but does not record specific student recommendations or proposed enforcement models in the minutes provided.
There were no public comments during the public communication portion of the meeting. With no further business, the October 15, 2024 special meeting was adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
The Board did not take formal action during the special meeting; the forum was convened to gather student perspectives to inform later policy development.
