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Board recommends a 2026 cell-phone pilot program
Summary
The board voted 5-0 to recommend a cell-phone pilot policy for 2026; the action was recorded as a board recommendation, not a final policy adoption.
The Odessa School Board recommended implementing a cell-phone pilot program in 2026 after adding the item to the agenda and approving it by motion Nov. 25.
Sheena Starkel moved and Janie Steward seconded the motion recommending the pilot; the vote was 5-0. The minutes record the action as a board recommendation for a pilot program rather than an immediate adoption of district policy, indicating further details and any formal policy action will follow future consideration.
The item was introduced as New Business Item J after being added to the agenda at the meeting’s start. The board did not record the pilot’s specific rules, duration beyond the year 2026, or enforcement details in the minutes.
