On June 21, 2022, the Washington County Board of Education (“Board”) approved the first reading of proposed changes to Policy JICJ, entitled “Use of Personally-Owned, Electronic Devices.”

The Board’s Policy Committee (“Committee”) is seeking comments from the community at this time on the proposed changes to the policy, which is attached.  You may submit your comments electronically or by U.S. mail on or before July 8, 2022, to the members of the Committee and to the staff liaison to the Committee at the following addresses:

Email Address

• Mr. Pieter Bickford, Committee Chairperson: [email protected]
• Mr. Stan Stouffer, Committee Member: [email protected]
• Mrs. Melissa Williams, Committee Member: [email protected]
• Ms. Ilissa Ramm, Chief Legal Counsel and Staff Liaison to the Committee: [email protected]

​Mailing Address  

Washington County Board of Education
10435 Downsville Pike
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

In the event you need a hard copy of the policy with the proposed changes, you may contact the Public Information Office at 301-766-2846.  The Committee anticipates submitting the proposed changes to Policy JICJ to the Board of Education at its public business meeting on July 12, 2022, for the second reading and the Board’s final review and approval.

Thank you.

Notice Date: June 22, 2022