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Wakefield panel approves 2025-26 student handbooks, including stricter high school cell‑phone limits
Summary
The Wakefield School Committee voted unanimously Aug. 26 to approve the 2025‑26 student and parent handbooks, which include a tighter cell‑phone policy for the high school; speakers and parent advocates urged careful accommodations and clearer family communications.
The Wakefield School Committee voted unanimously Aug. 26 to approve the 2025‑26 student and parent handbooks, which include a revised cell‑phone policy for Wakefield High School. Committee members said the document incorporates accommodations for students with documented medical or social‑emotional needs and clarified procedures for school staff.
The vote came after public comment supporting stronger phone limits. Katrina Fitzgerald, deputy director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center and parent of two Wakefield Public Schools students, told the committee she strongly supports the handbook change limiting student access to cell phones at the…
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