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Board approves elementary handbook with stricter cellphone and tardy rules
Summary
The Whitehall School District board approved a revised elementary handbook that includes a prohibition on middle-school students carrying phones during instructional time and clarified tardy language. One board member said they would vote no, but the handbook was adopted.
The board voted to approve the district's revised elementary handbook after a staff presentation outlining changes to cellphone and tardy policies.
Presenter summarized the handbook changes and said, "Middle schoolers will be prohibited from having phones. Their phones, if you have them, which any will be required to turn off High school is every teacher will be required to have their own cell phone in jail, I would call it." Presenter framed the changes as intended to improve instructional time and reduce distractions. One committee member said, "This is really weird for me, so I'm gonna have to say no," before the motion passed on a voice vote.
Why it matters: the handbook sets daily expectations for students and staff and will guide daily discipline and classroom management for the coming year. Staff said the changes reflect input from students, parents and staff and will be implemented districtwide.
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