The Pittsburgh Public Schools board discussed changing the district's policy on electronic devices on Wednesday evening.

The board held a policy workshop online on Wednesday to discuss that potential policy change, as well as two others.

The impetus behind the proposed change was the stabbing at Carrick High School on Sept. 24.

"Students were bullying each other before, during and after school using social media," said board member Jamie Piotrowski. "This is a response as well as an attempt to curb instances like that."

The current board policy leaves the decision to the individual schools to allow or ban electronic devices. During the meeting, district superintendent Dr. Wayne Walters confirmed 44 of the 57 schools in the district ban cellphones.

But the new policy proposal woul

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