NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson USD 308 Board of Education President Laura Corey will serve on a statewide task force established by the State Board of Education.
"The State Board of Education at their August board meeting identified a Blue Ribbon Task Force to look at screen time, i.e. iPads and cell phones in schools," Johnson said. "They had a 36 member task force. People could apply for that position. So our board president, Laura Corey, applied to be on that task force and she was accepted. That task force is gonna start looking at use of personal devices in schools, parental oversight of district issued devices, screen time and mental health."
Johnson sees Corey's input as valuable due to her professional experience.
"She's a local therapist here in town," Johnson said. " We're excited what she'll bring to that task force and that we'll maybe get an early look as they meet weekly, I think, just to talk about is there going to be a statewide policy toward devices in schools."
According to a June article from Education Week, Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina have statewide restrictions.