Overview
- The board unanimously approved the ban Monday, requiring personal cellphones, smartwatches, wireless earbuds, and non-district tablets or laptops to be turned off and kept out of sight during the school day.
- The policy names Executive Limitation 23 and charges Superintendent Alex Marrero with drafting administrative procedures that must be consistent, transparent, simple, accountable, and equitably enforced before students return.
- Exceptions are written into the policy for students who need devices for physical or mental health reasons, special-education or disability accommodations, and language access for multilingual students.
- The district says it will not be responsible for the loss, theft, or damage of personal devices at school and it must ensure the ban does not prevent delivery of emergency notifications.
- The decision follows a 2025 Colorado law requiring districts to set cellphone policies and reflects strong staff and parent support in a district survey but very low student backing, with a planned first effectiveness review in October 2027.