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Danbury schools say new cell‑phone policy reduced classroom disruptions and aided emergency communications
Summary
Administrators told the board that removing student cell phones from daily use has calmed classroom behavior and, when combined with ParentSquare notifications, improved emergency messaging during lockdowns and other incidents.
District officials reported early results from a new cell‑phone policy that requires students to store phones during the school day, saying teachers report fewer in‑class disruptions and that centralized emergency communications reduced misinformation during incidents.
Why it matters: Cell‑phone rules intersect with school safety, parent communications and student behavior; administrators said removing phones has tradeoffs in parent expectations versus on‑campus…
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