JCPS Bans Cell Phones for Upcoming School Year
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Of the three options being considered, the district voted for the most strict.
The state's largest public school district will ban the use of cell phones beginning with the upcoming school year. WDRB reports the Jefferson County Board of Education approved the policy on Tuesday. The cell phone ban includes during lunch and in the hallways. This comes on the hills of House Bill 208, which requires districts to adopt a policy for cell phone use during instructional time.
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JCPS Bans Cell Phones for Upcoming School Year
Clip: Season 3 Episode 250 | 39sVideo has Closed Captions
The state's largest public school district will ban the use of cell phones beginning with the upcoming school year. WDRB reports the Jefferson County Board of Education approved the policy on Tuesday. The cell phone ban includes during lunch and in the hallways. This comes on the hills of House Bill 208, which requires districts to adopt a policy for cell phone use during instructional time.
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The state's largest public school district will ban the use of cell phones at school, beginning with the upcoming school year, DRB, Wptv reports.
The Jefferson County Board of Education approved the policy last night.
The cell phone ban includes during lunch and in the hallways, which were a possible exemptions being considered.
Some exceptions will be allowed, including for students with disabilities.
The new policy comes as the result of House Bill 208, which was passed by the Kentucky General Assembly earlier this year.
The new law requires school districts to adopt a policy for cell phone use during instructional time.
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