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Stanfield board debates how to implement Oregon Executive Order 25-09 restricting student phones
Summary
Board members and administrators discussed how to translate the state's Executive Order 25-09 into local policy: defining 'instructional time,' enforcement on buses/passing periods, staff training during in-service week, exemptions for curricular use and progressive discipline protocols.
Board members spent the largest portion of the meeting discussing how Stanfield SD 61 will implement Oregon's Executive Order 25-09 on personal electronic devices. Administrators and board members sought staff input during in-service week and debated practical enforcement measures for buses, passing periods and locker rooms.
One administrator summarized the local approach under consideration: "we are not going to allow students to have their phones on their person during class time. So they can put them in a backpack, they can put them in their purse, they can put them in a bag, or they can put them in a sleeve." Board members acknowledged exceptions for curricular uses — "in academic activities in which a personal electronic device is required," staff said those students may be allowed to use devices for instruction — and emphasized the need for consistent staff enforcement to avoid what one member called "power struggles" in classrooms.
The discussion covered enforcement tools (desk squares, wall sleeves, clear sleeves so devices can be seen), the role of bus drivers and staff supervision, and progressive discipline — including confiscation and parent pickup for repeat violations. Board members agreed to gather staff input during the next in-service week and return to the board with a locally framed protocol that aligns with the state mandate while addressing the district’s operational concerns.
