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Barnstable committee weighs districtwide cell‑phone limits, principals urge 'maximize instruction'
Summary
Barnstable Public Schools officials discussed a draft district policy to limit student cell‑phone use during school hours, including possible use of Yondr pouches; the committee deferred final action to gather community feedback and scheduled further review in August.
Barnstable Public Schools officials and school committee members discussed a draft district policy Tuesday night that would limit student use of personal electronic devices during instructional time and allow schools to adopt different implementation procedures by level.
The discussion focused heavily on how to implement a “bell‑to‑bell” restriction and whether to use locked phone pouches; Principal Jason Kaneta said the policy is intended to “maximize the instruction and not having anything disrupt those 60 minutes.”
The draft policy circulated districtwide after…
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