Clark County School District (CCSD) Cell Phone Policy, 2026–27

CCSD phone policy at a glance

Policy

CCSD non-locking, signal-blocking pouch requirement, in place since the 2024–25 school year and still in effect for 2026–27

Grades

6–12 required; elementary schools may opt in

When

In the classroom, during testing and in other device-free areas

Phones allowed

Lunch, nutrition breaks, district-sponsored activities and school bus rides

Storage

A non-locking pouch that blocks signals, kept in a safe place near the student

Emergencies

Phones stay accessible in an emergency; parents can reach students through the school’s main office

Medical needs

Handled case by case; some students use a non-blocking pouch so insulin pumps or glucose monitors keep working

No pouch

A student without a pouch may have to check the phone in with school administration; a lost or stolen pouch may have to be replaced, and administrators can waive the fee

Last verified Oct. 12, 2026 against the district’s published policy and the state law it cites. Sources are listed at the end of this page.

What the CCSD pouch rule says

CCSD’s rule is about class time, not the whole day. Middle and high school students place their phones in a pouch that blocks the phone from sending or receiving signals, and the pouch stays in a safe spot near the student in the classroom. The pouches do not lock, so a phone stays reachable in an emergency. When the phone comes out of the pouch it receives the texts, calls and alerts it missed.

Outside class, students can use their phones at lunch and nutrition breaks, at district-sponsored activities and while riding a school bus. Parents who need to reach a student during class should call the main office. Students with medical needs can get exceptions; some use a non-blocking pouch so a connected medical device keeps working, and students with medical exemptions keep the phone on them during an evacuation.

“CCSD” is also used for Charleston County School District in South Carolina and Cherry Creek School District in Colorado. This page covers Clark County School District in Nevada.

How it fits Nevada law

Nevada’s SB 444 (2025) rewrote NRS 392.4637. Each district’s device policy must limit use during instruction, discipline violations on a progressive scale based on how many there are and how serious, and allow exceptions for emergencies or crises, managing a student’s health, teacher-approved instructional use and IEP or Section 504 plans. Districts had to adopt the updated policy by June 30, 2026, and the changes took effect July 1, 2026. CCSD’s pouch rule already limited phone use during instruction before the law took effect.

More detail is in our guide to Nevada’s school phone law and the phone-free school laws by state directory.