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Hillside district to ban student cell phones starting Nov. 1 under NJDOE guidance
Summary
Superintendent Glover told the school board the district will implement a cell phone ban effective Nov. 1, following New Jersey Department of Education guidance and student input; the district said it will not buy pouches and will rely on parental communication systems and student self-regulation.
The Hillside School District will implement a districtwide ban on student cell phones effective Nov. 1, Superintendent Glover said at a board meeting, citing guidance from the New Jersey Department of Education. "This isn't just a Hillside...the New Jersey Department of Education put forth this guidance that we are supposed to follow," Glover said, explaining the district will take a hybrid approach…
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