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Brevard School Board revises its recently implemented electronics ban, permitting high schoolers to use laptops and tablets for educational purposes with teacher approval.

Cell phones remain prohibited during school hours for all students despite public dissent and calls for more lenient rules, especially during lunch breaks.

Board members cited concerns about equity, two-factor authentication, and the potential negative impacts of cell phone use on student well-being.

Just two weeks after an , Brevard's school board is amending its language — this time to make it a little more lax.

Ahead of an Aug. 26 meeting, to the policy at an afternoon work session. While they considered making no change or allowing students to use cell phones with the permission of teachers o

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