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Public commenter urges board to oppose SB 13, highlights school funding concerns and 'Wait Until 8 pledge
Summary
A public commenter urged trustees to oppose Senate Bill 13 and pressed state representatives to increase school funding; she also noted a local "Wait Until 8" pledge signed by Blanton Elementary parents to delay giving children cell phones until at least the end of eighth grade.
DENTON, Texas ' During the meeting's public-comment period, speaker Rebecca Bertone urged Denton ISD trustees to oppose Senate Bill 13 and called for full funding of public schools, citing a Dallas Morning News Education Lab column and local parental action on student cell-phone use.
Bertone told the board she shared three news items, including a Dallas Morning News Education Lab article about five years…
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