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📱 New State Law: Cell Phones Are Banned Bell to Bell

🎒 8 Days to Go: Final Back to School Checklist

🌧️ Rain Returns Today and Thursday

Looking ahead

Times can shift, so double check with the district before you head out.

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Rain moves back in today. Expect showers and storms this afternoon and evening, with a high of 84 and about a 61 percent chance of rain. Thursday follows a similar pattern at 83 with a 70 percent chance. It clears up nicely by Friday, with a pleasant 87 and mostly sunny skies.

Here's one every family with a student needs to know before the new school year starts. Governor Laura Kelly signed a statewide law this spring, Sub for House Bill 2299, requiring every Kansas public school, including USD 458, to bar students from using personal electronic devices from the start of the school day through dismissal.

The ban covers phones, smartwatches, tablets, and earbuds. Students must turn devices off and store them away from their person, and the rule holds through class, lunch, recess, and passing periods. There are limited exceptions for students with an IEP, a 504 plan, or a documented medical need, and the law doesn't apply to devices issued by the district itself. Students can still reach a parent through a school phone if needed.

We haven't seen USD 458's specific implementation details published yet, storage method, discipline steps, and so on, but it will almost certainly be spelled out in the 2026-27 student handbook. Worth a read before the first bell.

📜 Law: Sub for House Bill 2299, signed March 19, 2026

🕘 Coverage: Start of school day through dismissal, every school day

⭐ Why it matters: A real change for students and parents alike, starting this fall

The countdown is short now. PK-5, 6th grade, and 9th grade students start Thursday, August 13, with 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders following on Friday, August 14.

A quick checklist for the next week: finish online registration through Skyward Family Access if you haven't already, fill out the Transportation Form if your student rides the bus, have proof of residency ready if you're new to the district, and take a look at the new cell phone policy above so there are no surprises on day one.

📅 First day, PK-5, 6, 9: Thursday, August 13

📅 First day, 7-8, 10-12: Friday, August 14

🔗 Register: usd458.org

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