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TIME THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A BODY. WELL, THE IOWA STATE FAIR IS NOW OFFICIALLY OVER. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT THAT MEANS IT’S ABOUT TIME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. A WEEK FROM TODAY. A WEEK FROM TODAY, AND THIS SCHOOL YEAR, THERE ARE SOME BIG STATEWIDE CHANGES. AFTER A BUSY LEGISLATIVE SESSION. ����vlog’S OLIVIA TYLER IS LIVE AT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN WEST DES MOINES. AS THEY GET READY FOR CLASSES WITHOUT CELL PHONES. THAT’S RIGHT. ERIC. ALEX. EARLIER THIS YEAR, GOVERNOR REYNOLDS SIGNED HOUSE FILE 782 INTO LAW, WHICH MEANS AT THE START OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, PUBLIC IOWA K THROUGH 12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST, AT THE VERY LEAST BAN CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING CLASS TIME. NOW, MANY CENTRAL IOWA SCHOOLS HAD ALREADY STARTED A CELL PHONE BAN, BUT NOW IT’S MANDATORY. AND AT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, THAT INCLUDES ALL PERSONAL DEVICES. ANY DEVICE NOT ISSUED BY THE SCHOOL, INCLUDING SMART WATCHES AND AIRPODS, ARE PROHIBITED FROM BELL TO BELL, INCLUDING IN STUDY HALLS AND ADVISORY. STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO PUT THEIR PHONES IN A CADDY AT THE START OF CLASS AND LEAVE THEM THERE UNTIL THE PERIOD ENDS. THE PRINCIPAL AT VALLEY TELLS ME WHILE A STUDENT CAN KEEP THEIR SMARTWATCH ON, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY’RE CAUGHT USING IT FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN CHECKING THE TIME, THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES. AND IN A NEWSLETTER SENT OUT TO FAMILIES THIS WEEKEND, THE PRINCIPAL SAYS IN PART, QUOTE, PLEASE START TO WEAN FROM PERSONAL DEVICES AS THE SCHOOL YEAR APPROACHES. WE CAN DO THIS. AND AT THE JUNIOR HIGH LEVEL, THEY CAN HAVE THEIR CELL PHONE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING LUNCH, BUT CAN’T HAVE IT OUT DURING ANY OTHER TIME. AND THEN WHEN WE GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THEY’RE ABLE TO HAVE IT DURING PASSING. THEY’RE ABLE TO HAVE IT BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL, AND THEY’RE ABLE TO HAVE IT DURING LUNCH. SO HOPEFULLY THAT’S A GOOD BALANCE OF KNOWING, HEY, I’M LEARNING I DON’T NEED IT AND IT’S NOT ON ME SO THAT IT’S, YOU KNOW, TEMPTING ME TO BE USED. NOW, THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE, INCLUDING FOR STUDENTS WHOSE ENGLISH ISN’T THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE, OR FOR THOSE THAT MAY HAVE AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM. NOW, PARENTS CAN ALSO PETITION THE DISTRICT ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILD. IF, FOR A, QUOTE, LEGITIMATE REASON LIKE A MENTAL HEALTH OR PHYSICAL HEALTH NEED THAT REQUIRES THE DEVICE TO BE READILY AVAILABLE. LIVE IN WEST DES MOINE