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Londonderry board backs first reading of stricter high‑school cell‑phone rules
Summary
The board advanced a first reading of policy JICJ to ban personal electronic devices in credit‑bearing high‑school classrooms and require out‑of‑sight storage, with referrals to administrators and automatic after‑school detentions for violations; IEP/504 accommodations were discussed as exceptions.
The Londonderry School Board on Feb. 18 approved a first reading of proposed policy JICJ, which would prohibit personal electronic communication devices — including cell phones, tablets, earbuds and smartwatches — in credit‑bearing classrooms at Londonderry High School.
Under the proposed language, devices "should be stored in a student backpack or out of sight in a credit‑bearing classroom." Violation of the policy would be referred to building administrators for "appropriate and immediate…
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