The House Education Committee reported five substitute Senate bills out of committee with due-pass recommendations after adopting several amendments, including expanding school authority to use premeasured epinephrine, directing OSPI reporting on mobile-device policies, and updating high-school planning supports.

Trustees approved revisions to Policy JICJ governing student possession and use of personal technology devices, amid calls from some members for a stricter 'bell-to-bell' ban. The measure passed 6–1 and board members signaled more study to follow.

Citing state-law changes, the board approved first reading of JFCK (student use of cell phones and electronic devices) and advanced multiple staff and facilities policies through first and second readings; votes on the readings carried unanimously.

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Board unanimously approves competitive contracts for Local 4 and Wacoa groups.

The district proposed keeping one-to-one devices for high school, reducing routine elementary screen time, and moving middle schools to shared/check-out devices; it plans to provide parents access to a vendor tool (Aristotle) showing browser history and cumulative screen time.