KRS 158.165: Possession and use of personal telecommunications device by public school

student.

(1) (a) The board of education of each school district shall adopt a policy regarding

the possession and use of a personal telecommunications device by a stude nt

while on school property or while attending a school -sponsored or school -

related activity on or off school property, and shall include the policy in the

district's written standards of student conduct.

(b) The policy shall, at a minimum, prohibit a stud ent's use of a personal

telecommunications device during instructional time, except during an

emergency, if directed to do so by a teacher for an instructional purpose, or if

authorized by a teacher.

(c) A student who violates the policy shall be subject t o discipline as provided by

board policy.

(2) As used in this section, "personal telecommunications device":

(a) Means a device that emits an audible signal, vibrates, displays a message, or

otherwise summons or delivers a communication to the possessor, i ncluding

but not limited to a paging device and a cellular telephone; and

(b) Does not include any device a student is authorized to use pursuant to the

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1400 et seq., the

Americans with Disabiliti es Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., or the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. sec. 701 et seq., or successor acts.