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Board members and several principals who spoke during the meeting noted that polling of principals favored turning devices off for the school day. Principals reported the policy has been well received during the first days of school in their buildings and emphasized consistent morning announcements and teacher enforcement. Some board members raised the possibility of allowing high-school students access to phones at lunch; other members warned that permitting phones at lunch risks reintroducing distractions that the policy seeks to reduce.

The board discussed whether school buses should be explicitly covered by the policy. Multiple members and administrators said bus transportation is an extension of the school day and recommended adding language clarifying that phones are not for use on school buses unless the driver permits them in emergencies. The board also agreed the policy will refer to the district's level-1 code-of-conduct consequences (confiscation for the day; parent/guardian conference; in-school or after-school detention; escalation on repeated offenses).

Because the item had not been fully vetted at the work session and the new state law requires changes, staff proposed approving the policy on first reading as an emergency so it would take effect sooner; the motion to approve first reading was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. Staff said the board can re-evaluate details at the work session and finalize code-of-conduct language in October.

The transcript does not show a roll-call vote tally by name; the motion passed on a voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Giles County School Board - August 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved an updated wireless communication devices policy (6.312) to require wireless devices be off during the school day (K–12), map enforcement to level-1 code-of-conduct consequences, and consider transportation as an extension of the school day; the board approved the policy on a first-reading emergency.","taxTitle","Giles County, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",67790,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6786951,"Giles County school board approves budget amendments, accepts $5,000 TVA STEM award and OKs girls soccer field trip",220,1234910,1455175,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5548387-9eb181820bd7bb978a5cbf57c1975d66&start=1234&end=1455","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5548387-9eb181820bd7bb978a5cbf57c1975d66/thumbnail_1234910.jpg","/articles/6786951/Tennessee/Giles-County-school-board-approves-budget-amendments-accepts-5000-TVA-STEM-award-and-OKs-girls-soccer-field-trip","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6786951-b8541151eccebdd4b1392443f2d7cfe6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770426604&Signature=SL8rKplE59SGXZ7RRvkzzReUYah0M-fgrYJXITdm5cJHwa-ejivEoj6DJSZZFkRmC-TC48nlAq0krzWJY2rV6oZ28EYt~hhQD-t66OLen1KoFwnScDcZWoIKtGYlAp9FkQlvfEvu723mzZxPOp7Z0vdIwNKw7C4XaHvxIlG2B41NPIxmkzx-gO43o4fQUFHtVMhhYeDVMMCGuq2gF~Rv5KDKwWXXNz2UCfbGKVb2dsvpq57H5g0vPjH5suOAbYak2A-P-dFndMikX3PTt7aH0L0nes~5UJteWIr1ajIqKMdHy2T7~FkwmiQ-PHjkJDL5bowCFfwbqCWvKByyTK5eMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Aug. 5 meeting the Giles County School Board approved several fiscal and program actions: a budget amendment to carry forward funds for science textbook adoption and other carryovers, reallocations to address classroom and maintenance needs, funding to add three educational assistants to special-education classrooms to comply with IDEA requirements, amendments to record state teacher bonuses, and coverage for a late cafeteria vendor bill.

Finance staff explained the textbook purchases were part of this fiscal-year close and must be rolled into fund balance and then back into the new-year budget. CTE and staffing transfers were noted as account-code changes that require board approval and county-court signoff. On teacher bonuses, staff said the state disbursed $2,000 per eligible employee plus employer shares for Social Security, Medicare and the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System; hybrid employees hired after Feb. 2015 received $2,333. Staff told the board bonuses will be paid with the August 15 payroll, and 12-month employees will be caught up on the 30th.

The board also approved acceptance of a $5,000 TVA STEM robotics award to employee Missy Locke. Dr. Beard said board approval is required to accept grant money and move it to finance for disbursement.

Separately, the board approved a late-submitted field trip request for the Giles Canyon High School girls soccer team after the coaches finalized the roster. All votes referenced in the transcript were taken by voice; the meeting record in this transcript does not include a roll-call tally by name.

Several amounts in the transcript were unclear or garbled when read aloud (some carryover dollar figures appear inconsistent in the audio transcript); where a precise carryover figure was not clearly stated in the record the article reports the board's action and flags specific dollar totals as \"not specified\".

Next steps: staff will present budget details to finance and to the county court as required; the board scheduled a school budget meeting for Friday following the vote.","The board approved a multi-part budget amendment to roll over textbook funds, add special-education aides to meet IDEA requirements, record state teacher bonuses, handle late cafeteria bills, accepted a $5,000 TVA STEM robotics award, and approved a girls-soccer field trip.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6786957,"Giles County board approves partnership to station support dogs in schools",54,607800,662710,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5548387-9eb181820bd7bb978a5cbf57c1975d66&start=607&end=662","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5548387-9eb181820bd7bb978a5cbf57c1975d66/thumbnail_607800.jpg","/articles/6786957/Tennessee/Giles-County-board-approves-partnership-to-station-support-dogs-in-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6786957-99c26dfde69155fe4b1d3505c5298948/orig.mp4?Expires=1770426604&Signature=NSwyOV75akZMk3IJ10qsuFmq3Zkq7RhlPRL4pXEQ7qx-uVCnGl7EJgMxSx80lWSbyNz58Pk73gvPT1KCP-7HtFql9KA3sm3oze2-KqcD-n2nRZ19IafmX0lATDENwOT5qUIY5u-vhKzxbefc4TM22b1TdsnbUV3hdsnuRgtl8BMeqLy1B4Yc3AQVYkwDbeQTDvkBq6-JisKULDK9agpfC0Oh4-8adyIbRd-TKSupswn6a0aI7P68FGsyNcGw32IVcUWxrX9sZm74RuxQhTFde2WObWXQUcfeUXgh-sroe2wGDjqbmHqiw7LGcS~IAOLaxncGpdGFKgrzszQ18i15TQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Aug. 5 meeting, the Giles County School Board voted to approve a partnership with the Giles County Sheriff's Department to bring trained support dogs into district schools, with School Resource Officers designated as the animals' handlers.

Board chair Ox Vanderpool introduced the item and said Sheriff Joe Purvis had presented the concept at a prior work session. Dr. Beard and other staff told the board that the district already has a service-animal policy and a coordinated-school-health memorandum of understanding; staff recommended an addendum clarifying that SROs would be the handlers and that insurance coverage would apply when SROs are caring for the dogs.

Dr. Beard (identified in the transcript as presenting administrative details) confirmed insurance is in place and said staff would add language to the existing MOU to reflect the SROs' role. The board asked a few procedural questions about policy language and voted after a motion and second: \"All those in favor and approving this partnership with Giles County Sheriff's Department and support animals, say aye,\" the chair said; the board recorded no opposing votes.

Board members asked staff to \"keep us abreast\" of next steps and training requirements for bringing animals into schools. Sheriff Purvis thanked the board for approval and said his office would coordinate training and logistics.

The agreement approved by the board will be returned to the county commission for any additional required approvals because it includes multiyear provisions that touch county-level contracts, staff said. The board did not record the vote tally by name in the transcript; the motion passed on a voice vote.","The Giles County School Board approved a partnership with the Giles County Sheriff's Department to place trained support dogs in schools, with School Resource Officers serving as handlers and an addendum to existing service-animal agreements to clarify responsibilities and insurance coverage.","actionData","errors"]

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