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District 303 starts new cell‑phone rules for all grades; staff cite research and communication campaign
Summary
District officials described a new cellphone procedure that begins with the school week: phones must be off and stored in backpacks at elementary, kept in lockers at middle schools, and can be used only during passing periods at high school; the district posted resources and publicized the change.
District 303 officials described a new cell‑phone procedure that starts the week after the Aug. 11 board meeting and applies across elementary, middle and high schools with grade‑level variations. At elementary schools, students may bring phones but they must remain off and stored in backpacks. Middle‑school students may store phones in lockers and must not access them during the school day.…
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