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Wallingford-Swarthmore board approves first reading of updated student cell-phone policy after committee debate
Summary
The Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board voted 9-0 to approve policies for first reading that update district rules on student cell-phone use. Board members said the policy will return for a second reading after additional committee work; public commenters asked how enforcement would work and whether staff were surveyed.
The Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board voted 9-0 on March 24 to approve a set of policy changes, including updates to the district's student cell-phone policy, on first reading after a lengthy policy-committee review.
Board members said the first-reading vote keeps the proposal moving through the district's established policy process while leaving room for further edits at the committee level. "When we're looking at district policies, they get a first read in a committee meeting," a board member said during the meeting, noting the policy will return to committee for a required second read and final vote.
The policy discussion has generated sustained public interest and lengthy committee…
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