Existing law: (1) requires the board of trustees of each school district to adopt a policy concerning the use and possession by pupils of certain electronic devices while on school property or at a school activity; and (2) sets forth certain requirements concerning the policy. (NRS 392.4637) This bill: (1) requires the policy to address the use and possession by pupils of an electronic communication device; and (2) defines “electronic communication device” to include, without limitation, a cellular phone, computer, laptop computer and tablet device. This bill additionally requires the policy to include: (1) measures for disciplining a pupil using a progressive scale based on the number and seriousness of violations; (2) limitations on the use of an electronic communication device during instruction; and (3) certain exceptions for any limitations imposed as part of such a policy.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 392.4637
BDR: 392.4637