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Board discusses device-care policy, insurance and fines for damages
Summary
Trustees reviewed device-care language for district-issued Chromebooks and discussed an optional insurance plan for families, stating that damages not covered by insurance may be assessed case-by-case or fined if not insured.
Trustees debated how to state responsibilities for district-issued devices, focusing on the difference between 'normal wear and tear' and damage requiring fines or insurance claims. Staff described a rollout of an optional insurance plan (families pay a fee to cover replacements) and suggested the handbook note that damage and malfunction issues are assessed case-by-case and that fines apply when insurance does not cover a replacement.
Members asked that phrasing be tightened to say, "students will be responsible for taking care of the device," and to clarify that fines apply only for damages not covered by insurance, with further implementation details to appear in welcome-back materials and insurance documentation.
