MUROC SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS POLICY ON CELL PHONES.Byline: Karen Karen Any member of a variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma). Constituting the second largest minority in Myanmar, the Karen are not a unitary group in any ethnic sense, as they differ among themselves linguistically, religiously, and economically. Maeshiro Staff Writer EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - Muroc Joint Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. trustees have given final approval to a policy that will regulate students' use of cellular phones in school. The policy was adopted after recent passage of state legislation ending bans of students' cell phones from campuses. Under the Muroc policy, pupils in kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be through eighth grade can have cell phones on campus but must go to the school office and ask for permission before making a call, Superintendent Mike Summerbell said. High school students may use their cell phones during lunch and nutrition breaks, but must ask at the office for permission to use them on campus at any other times. Because some cell phones have cameras, cell phones are prohibited pro·hib·it tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its 1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid. 2. in locker Things commonly known as lockers include:
``We have student members on the board,'' Summerbell said. ``We asked for input from them. At both high schools, we've been kind of enforcing the rules (on a pilot basis). They all feel the kids are happy with that and not abusing it.'' The board approved the policy last week. Until 2003, cell phones had been illegal on school campuses under a 1980s law aimed at preventing campus drug deals facilitated by pagers. But state lawmakers in 2002 revoked the ban because cell phones have become commonplace. District officials earlier said no incidents prompted the district to consider a formal board policy. Measures dealing with the issue had been implemented at the schools, but there had been no formal board policy in place. The Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale in August 2003 adopted a policy that allows students to bring cellular phones onto campus but not to use them during school hours. That district's board approved its policy amid concerns that cell phones had created distractions on campus and had even being used to cheat on tests. Students can use the phones before and after school and at some school activities. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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