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Policy restricts student phone use during instruction

What happened
Current district policy 09.4261 prohibits student personal telecommunications-device use during instructional time, with stated emergency, teacher-directed instructional, authorized-use and accommodation exceptions.
Why it matters to families
The districtwide rule controls phone and similar-device use during class and links violations to discipline.
The evidence
The current subscriber-95 policy states the instructional-time prohibition and exceptions and carries an adopted/amended date of July 22, 2025.
The source
Nelson County Policy 09.4261 Telecommunication DevicesSee the full record for Nelson County Schools.
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