Public Schools Move to Enforce Ban on Phones

Public schools move to enforce ban on phones

The public school system is to act “more rigorously” on its personal electronic device policy in light of concerns including the mental health of students, cyberbullying, unsafe social-media content a...

School district explains device policy

In a note to parents as the school year begins, Sisters School District (SSD) Superintendent Curt Scholl explained how the District is responding to Governor Tina Kotek’s ban on personal electronic devices (PED) in public schools. A PED is defined as, “any portable, electrically powered device that is capable of making and receiving calls and text messages and accessing the internet independently...