diff --git a/src/app/admin/compliance-overview/page.tsx b/src/app/admin/compliance-overview/page.tsx
index 0c60dde..dbbed9d 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/compliance-overview/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/compliance-overview/page.tsx
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export default function ComplianceDashboard() {
                     {dpia.moduleScope}
                   </span>
                   <span className="text-xs text-slate-500">
-                    {dpia.approvedAt ? "✓ Approved" : "Pending review"}
+                    {dpia.approvedAt ? "CheckCircle Approved" : "Pending review"}
                   </span>
                 </div>
               ))}
diff --git a/src/app/admin/compliance/page.tsx b/src/app/admin/compliance/page.tsx
index 58b629c..c79c7cf 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/compliance/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/compliance/page.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default function CompliancePage() {
         <Card className="border-emerald-200 bg-emerald-50">
           <CardContent className="pt-6">
             <p className="text-emerald-800 mb-4">
-              ✓ Compliance onboarding completed successfully! Your school is now ready to use SchulOS.
+              Compliance onboarding completed successfully! Your school is now ready to use SchulOS.
             </p>
             <button
               onClick={() => router.push("/admin/compliance-overview")}
diff --git a/src/app/admin/signage/page.tsx b/src/app/admin/signage/page.tsx
index 7ef7d52..ef2ccdf 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/signage/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/signage/page.tsx
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export default function SignageAdminPage() {
                       label: 'Sound',
                       render: (_, row) => (
                         <span className={row.soundAlert ? 'text-amber-600' : 'text-gray-400'}>
-                          {row.soundAlert ? '🔊' : '🔇'}
+                          {row.soundAlert ? 'volume-up' : 'volume-off'}
                         </span>
                       ),
                     },
diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index b4d7855..5bf0c51 100755
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -3951,3 +3951,57 @@
     box-shadow: 0 2px 8px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
   }
 }
+
+/* ─── Comprehensive prefers-reduced-motion support ────────────────── */
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  *,
+  *::before,
+  *::after {
+    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
+    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
+    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
+    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
+  }
+
+  /* Disable framer-motion animations */
+  [data-framer-motion] {
+    opacity: 1 !important;
+    transform: none !important;
+  }
+}
+
+/* ─── Touch target enforcement for tablet/iPad ───────────────────── */
+@media (pointer: coarse) {
+  /* Ensure all buttons have minimum 44px touch target */
+  button:not(.min-touch-keep),
+  [role="button"],
+  [role="tab"],
+  a.btn,
+  .clickable {
+    min-height: 44px;
+    min-width: 44px;
+  }
+
+  /* Icon-only buttons get extra padding */
+  button:has(> svg:only-child) {
+    padding: 0.625rem;
+  }
+
+  /* Larger tap areas for list items */
+  [role="option"],
+  [role="menuitem"] {
+    min-height: 44px;
+    padding-top: 0.5rem;
+    padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
+  }
+
+  /* Prevent text selection on double-tap */
+  button,
+  [role="button"],
+  nav a {
+    -webkit-touch-callout: none;
+    -webkit-user-select: none;
+    user-select: none;
+    touch-action: manipulation;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/behavior-tracking-view.tsx b/src/components/behavior-tracking-view.tsx
index ba9aab8..fd92234 100755
--- a/src/components/behavior-tracking-view.tsx
+++ b/src/components/behavior-tracking-view.tsx
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ export default function BehaviorTrackingView() {
                 <Input
                   value={categoryForm.icon}
                   onChange={(e) => setCategoryForm({ ...categoryForm, icon: e.target.value })}
-                  placeholder="🤝"
+                  placeholder="handshake"
                   className="mt-1"
                   maxLength={4}
                 />
diff --git a/src/components/compliance-wizard.tsx b/src/components/compliance-wizard.tsx
index 1bc9f43..584639a 100644
--- a/src/components/compliance-wizard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/compliance-wizard.tsx
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ export function ComplianceWizard({ schoolId, onComplete }: ComplianceWizardProps
                 />
                 {state.dpiaModules[module.id]?.documentUrl && (
                   <p className="text-sm text-emerald-600 mt-2">
-                    ✓ {state.dpiaModules[module.id].documentUrl}
+                    {state.dpiaModules[module.id].documentUrl}
                   </p>
                 )}
               </div>
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ export function ComplianceWizard({ schoolId, onComplete }: ComplianceWizardProps
           <CardContent className="space-y-4">
             <div className="bg-emerald-50 border border-emerald-200 rounded-lg p-4">
               <p className="text-sm text-emerald-800">
-                ✓ All compliance requirements have been configured. Your school is now ready for
+                All compliance requirements have been configured. Your school is now ready for
                 production use.
               </p>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/substitute-teacher-view.tsx b/src/components/substitute-teacher-view.tsx
index 03ae846..2e27652 100644
--- a/src/components/substitute-teacher-view.tsx
+++ b/src/components/substitute-teacher-view.tsx
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ export default function SubstituteTeacherView() {
                     .filter((s) => s.isActive)
                     .map((s) => (
                       <SelectItem key={s.id} value={s.id}>
-                        {s.firstName} {s.lastName} {s.rating > 0 ? `(★ ${s.rating.toFixed(1)})` : ''}
+                        {s.firstName} {s.lastName} {s.rating > 0 ? `(${s.rating.toFixed(1)} stars)` : ''}
                       </SelectItem>
                     ))}
                 </SelectContent>
diff --git a/src/lib/calendar-manager.ts b/src/lib/calendar-manager.ts
index b3b7936..84fcf7a 100644
--- a/src/lib/calendar-manager.ts
+++ b/src/lib/calendar-manager.ts
@@ -189,16 +189,16 @@ export class CalendarManager {
    */
   static getIconForType(type: CalendarEventType): string {
     const icons: Record<CalendarEventType, string> = {
-      exam: '📝',
-      lesson: '📚',
-      holiday: '🎉',
-      term: '📅',
-      school_event: '🏫',
-      assignment: '✏️',
-      illness: '🤒',
-      custom: '📌',
+      exam: 'FileText',
+      lesson: 'BookOpen',
+      holiday: 'PartyPopper',
+      term: 'Calendar',
+      school_event: 'School',
+      assignment: 'PenLine',
+      illness: 'Heart',
+      custom: 'Pin',
     };
-    return icons[type] || '📌';
+    return icons[type] || 'Pin';
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n.ts b/src/lib/i18n.ts
index 23f570a..ffca357 100755
--- a/src/lib/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n.ts
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ const de: TranslationDict = {
   'behavior.no_class_selected_desc': 'Wählen Sie oben eine Klasse aus, um Vorfälle zu erfassen und anzusehen.',
   'behavior.schoolwide': 'Schulweit',
   'behavior.color_helper': 'Hex-Farbe, z. B. #10b981',
-  'behavior.icon_helper': 'Ein Emoji zur schnellen Erkennung, z. B. 🤝',
+  'behavior.icon_helper': 'Ein Emoji zur schnellen Erkennung, z. B. handshake',
   'behavior.name_placeholder': 'z. B. Hilfsbereitschaft',
   'behavior.description_placeholder': 'Was ist passiert?',
   'behavior.location_placeholder': 'z. B. Klassenzimmer',
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ const de: TranslationDict = {
   'comments.category_name_required': 'Bitte geben Sie einen Kategorienamen ein.',
   'comments.category_color': 'Farbe',
   'comments.category_icon': 'Icon',
-  'comments.category_icon_placeholder': '🤝',
+  'comments.category_icon_placeholder': '',
   'comments.category_saved': 'Kategorie gespeichert',
   'comments.category_created': 'Kategorie erstellt',
   'comments.category_deleted': 'Kategorie gelöscht',
@@ -8021,7 +8021,7 @@ const en: TranslationDict = {
   'behavior.no_class_selected_desc': 'Select a class above to log and view behavior incidents.',
   'behavior.schoolwide': 'School-wide',
   'behavior.color_helper': 'Hex color, e.g. #10b981',
-  'behavior.icon_helper': 'An emoji for quick recognition, e.g. 🤝',
+  'behavior.icon_helper': 'An emoji for quick recognition, e.g. handshake',
   'behavior.name_placeholder': 'e.g. Helpful behavior',
   'behavior.description_placeholder': 'What happened?',
   'behavior.location_placeholder': 'e.g. Classroom',
@@ -8316,7 +8316,7 @@ const en: TranslationDict = {
   'comments.category_name_required': 'Please enter a category name.',
   'comments.category_color': 'Color',
   'comments.category_icon': 'Icon',
-  'comments.category_icon_placeholder': '🤝',
+  'comments.category_icon_placeholder': '',
   'comments.category_saved': 'Category saved',
   'comments.category_created': 'Category created',
   'comments.category_deleted': 'Category deleted',
diff --git a/src/lib/signage-utils.ts b/src/lib/signage-utils.ts
index e49aa84..b89a799 100644
--- a/src/lib/signage-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/signage-utils.ts
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ export const getPriorityColor = (priority: Priority): string => {
  */
 export const getMessageTypeIcon = (type: MessageType): string => {
   const icons: Record<MessageType, string> = {
-    emergency: '🚨',
-    notification: '📢',
-    schedule: '📅',
-    announcement: '📣',
-    alert: '⚠️',
+    emergency: 'alert-circle',
+    notification: 'megaphone',
+    schedule: 'calendar',
+    announcement: 'megaphone',
+    alert: 'alert-triangle',
   };
-  return icons[type] || '📢';
+  return icons[type] || 'megaphone';
 };
 
 /**