Trustees clarify emergency phone-use options in student device policy

Sep 9, 2026

The subcommittee reviewed updated language on student communication devices, confirming the district will keep a mixed option approach (option 2 for routine rules; option 1 for emergency-use carve-out) and agreed to preserve 504/IEP protections. Staff will ensure the updates match current practice.

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Trustees reviewed CSBA red-line options for the communications-devices policy and confirmed the district’s selections in two option sets: the committee said it would keep the district's existing choice for the first option set and adopt the emergency-use carve-out in the second set so students could use devices in specified emergency responses.

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