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North Wasco board hears Middle School data as it weighs districtwide cell‑phone policy
Summary
Board members and middle‑school staff presented data showing a drop in phone violations during a local “Off and Away All Day” pilot and urged the board to adopt a similarly strict policy; board asked staff to refine policy language, consult principals and return with a second reading.
The North Wasco County School District board on Aug. 21 heard extended testimony from Dallas Middle School staff and teachers urging the district to adopt a strict, enforceable cell‑phone policy modeled on the middle school’s 2023–24 pilot. The board held a first reading of a proposed update to the district’s personal electronic device policy, took public comment and directed staff to return with refined language that incorporates clear consequences and campus storage options before a second reading.
The pilot, presented by Dallas Middle School Principal Sherry Kilgore, showed what school staff described as large reductions in phone incidents after the school implemented an “Off and Away All Day” rule. Teacher Alisa Long said first‑offense reports fell from 217 (in a prior combined year) to 97 in the pilot year; repeat offenses dropped to five for the whole school year. Long estimated that each first‑offense contact home consumed about…
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