Electronic Devices

Wednesday night, the Eugene 4J School Board approved a new policy barring students’ use of personal electronic devices in K-12 schools. They did so just under the state's required deadline of Oct. 31.

This summer, Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order mandating all 197 Oregon school districts ban the use of personal electronic devices during the school day. Districts still have a little time to adopt their phone-free policies –but some have already made the switch.

Oregonians have until August 1st to file claims as part of a 310 million dollar multi-state settlement. If you purchased an electronic device between 1998…