S.C. Board Of Education Approves Policy Banning Electronic Devices

The policy bars students from accessing their personal electronic devices, unless authorized for classroom use.

The South Carolina Board of Education adopted a ban on the use of electronic devices during the school day.

The policy bars students from accessing their personal electronic devices, unless authorized for classroom use. Students will not be allowed to wear or access device accessories during the school day either.

All devices and accessories must be stored in lockers, backpacks, or otherwise as directed by the school district during the school day.

Districts may forbid student possession of devices on school property all together.

Districts were given until January to draft local rules or risk losing state aid.

The move puts S.C. in line with several states that have passed similar bans including large districts such as New York and Los Angeles.