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Board debates tougher cellphone/device rules, seeks clearer discipline steps and guidance for searches
Summary
Trustees reviewed a wide-ranging update to the personal communication device policy covering student and staff use, bus rules, supervision, acceptable-use network implications, confiscation steps and legal limits on phone searches.
A lengthy discussion of the proposed personal communication device (PCD) policy covered when students may use phones, how administrators and coaches may restrict use, and the discipline steps for confiscation. The draft would require students to power devices off and store them out of sight during school hours and at school-sponsored activities unless an administrator permits otherwise; bus drivers and coaches retain discretion for safety reasons.
Trustees and administrators reviewed legal limits on searches and what constitutes reasonable suspicion. The board agreed to remove two paragraphs that conflicted with established practice and asked staff to align the policy text with the district's acceptable-use and employee-handbook rules so administrators have clear enforcement guidance without creating operational disruptions.
