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Board approves student handbook amendments; high school phone ban given more review before final change
Summary
The board approved student handbooks but deferred immediate finalization of a strict no cell-phone policy at Orchard View High School, asking for more input from administrators and teachers and consideration of exceptions.
The Orchard View Schools Board approved student handbooks and amendments at its June 16 meeting, including the Orchard View High School handbook, while reserving more time to review a proposed strict no cell-phone rule at the high school.
Board members asked for additional consideration of the high school cell-phone policy before implementing a firm ban. Assistant Superintendent Tom Hamilton suggested trusting administrators and teachers to work out potential exceptions; Principal Phil Wilkerson and a student speaker, Samantha Wilson, provided input during the discussion. The motion to approve the student handbook and amendments (including the high school handbook) was made by C. Bankhead, supported by J. Eggeman, and the motion carried 6-0.
Minutes indicate the board wanted time to 'further look into the no cell phone policy at the high school prior to approving their handbook' and encouraged administrators to consider exceptions. No specific changes to the policy language are recorded in the public minutes; the board approved the handbook 'as presented' at this meeting.
