Board-approved handbook sets escalating student device consequences

What happened

Pearl's 2026-27 handbook allows instructional use under direct staff supervision but sets escalating consequences for other use.

Why it matters to families

At the high school, devices may be held for 15 or 30 days with $15 or $25 early-return fees, and a fourth offense can keep the device for the rest of the school year; refusal carries three days of out-of-school suspension.

The evidence

The Board-approved June 22, 2026 handbook publishes separate junior-high and high-school consequence schedules.

The source