Woodside School District

On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Superintendent Frank, along with Lower School Principal Hurley and Upper School Principal Pedersen hosted an Admin Talk focused on a critical topic for our district: the policies and practices related to AB 3216: The Phone-Free Schools Act. We are fortunate that WES has long maintained clear and highly effective guidelines regarding cell phones and personal devices, which have successfully supported a focused learning environment for many years. This new state legislation requires all school districts to formally adopt a policy that limits or prohibits the use of smartphones by students while they are on campus. Your partnership remains invaluable as we move to align our successful, long-standing practices with this new state mandate. AB 3216 requires us to formally gather community input as part of the process for the School Board to approve an official policy.

 

Following the Admin Talk, we will be conducting a survey of the entire parent community. Your feedback will be a crucial part of the process before the School Board considers adopting a formal policy that solidifies our current, effective guidelines regarding the use of smartphones by our pupils while they are at a school site. We look forward to a positive and constructive discussion with all of you.

RECORDING OF THE MEETING HERE